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Raymond James Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Raymond James Bank earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 6.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 65th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.49 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 97th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.1kApplications2025
82.4%Originatedof applications
6.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
5.38%Median ratenational 6.63%
$1.8BLoan volume50 states

Raymond James Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

5.5%Denial rate (all applications)-12.49 pts vs national
6.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-16.36 pts vs national
82.4%Origination rate+24.40 pts vs national
10.8%Withdrawn by applicant
1.1%Closed for incompleteness
5.38%Median interest rate-1.25 pts vs national
-0.49Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.74 pts vs national
$785,000Median loan amount
$4,845Median total loan costs
$451kMedian applicant income
75%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

65th6.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

97th-0.49 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

75th11.9%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

96th0.62% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,8741,5176.8%7.7%5.50%$1.4B
20241,7551,3638.9%10.2%5.88%$1.3B
20252,0771,7125.5%6.2%5.38%$1.8B

What Raymond James Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,276 61% · 4.7% denied
Refinance 186 9% · 7.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 97 5% · 12.4% denied
Home improvement 15 1% · 20.0% denied
Other / HELOC 503 24% · 5.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,076 100% · 5.5% denied
FHA 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 140 investment properties.

Why Raymond James Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 114 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 65 57%
Credit history 23 20%
Collateral 15 13%
Other 10 9%
Incomplete application 1 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Raymond James Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k532635.0%
$100k – $150k846310.0%
$150k – $250k2902339.0%
Over $250k1,6321,3794.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2529257.4%
25–343092575.9%
35–443933335.1%
45–544023347.2%
55–645234335.0%
65–743422716.8%
Over 74765613.9%

Where Raymond James Bank lends

50 states and 538 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Florida3812987.4%5.50%#278
Texas1771425.7%5.44%#436
California1521226.6%5.38%#390
North Carolina106990.9%5.50%#315
Tennessee93695.4%5.50%#334
Colorado87748.1%5.50%#239
New York83752.4%5.38%#292
Georgia67583.0%5.44%#401
South Carolina63546.4%5.38%#311
New Jersey60493.3%5.38%#333
Massachusetts55460.0%5.38%#311
Arizona51389.8%5.13%#311
Illinois513911.8%5.50%#456
Michigan51402.0%5.50%#349
Virginia45394.4%5.50%#389
Alabama43364.7%5.63%#325
Washington38380.0%5.50%#322
Pennsylvania36322.8%5.56%#527
Utah36295.6%5.25%#201
Maryland29260.0%5.38%#371
Kentucky27233.7%5.63%#321
Missouri26223.9%5.50%#414
Arkansas231513.0%5.38%#275
Ohio23224.4%5.44%#507
Connecticut22190.0%5.25%#284
Mississippi22199.1%6.38%#233
Oklahoma22144.6%5.94%#330
Idaho201515.0%5.50%#224
Nevada18175.6%5.13%#282
Indiana17145.9%5.50%#478
Minnesota16156.3%5.63%#413
Louisiana151020.0%5.31%#339
Oregon14117.1%5.38%#328
Maine1290.0%5.38%#208
Wisconsin12120.0%5.19%#468
Hawaii1199.1%5.38%#165
Montana10100.0%5.13%#179
Kansas880.0%5.50%#373
Wyoming880.0%5.44%#155
New Hampshire770.0%5.38%#291
Rhode Island7614.3%5.25%#212
Vermont760.0%5.50%#130
District of Columbia5420.0%5.50%#244
Nebraska530.0%6.50%#315

Frequently asked questions

Raymond James Bank denied 6.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 65th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Raymond James Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 57.0% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Raymond James Bank originated in 2025 was 5.38%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.49 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 61% of its applications were for home purchases, 14% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 25% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Raymond James Bank. Data sources · Methodology