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Reliance First Capital review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Reliance First Capital earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 4.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 75th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.66 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 11th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

5.0kApplications2025
79.6%Originatedof applications
4.8%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$924MLoan volume38 states

Reliance First Capital at a glance, 2025

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

4.1%Denial rate (all applications)-13.89 pts vs national
4.8%Denial rate (decided applications)-17.81 pts vs national
79.6%Origination rate+21.57 pts vs national
14.6%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.66Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.40 pts vs national
$205,000Median loan amount
$8,964Median total loan costs
$79kMedian applicant income
71%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

75th4.8% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

11th0.66 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

62nd14.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

7th4.37% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20234,7233,7644.3%4.3%6.63%$879M
20245,0714,0914.5%4.5%6.75%$948M
20254,9663,9534.1%4.8%6.63%$924M

What Reliance First Capital 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 899 18% · 4.8% denied
Refinance 130 3% · 0.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 3,937 79% · 4.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,665 54% · 4.0% denied
FHA 1,811 36% · 4.4% denied
VA 433 9% · 3.2% denied
USDA / RHS 57 1% · 5.3% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 209 manufactured homes, 293 investment properties.

Why Reliance First Capital denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 203 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Collateral 56 28%
Credit history 48 24%
Debt-to-income ratio 42 21%
Unverifiable information 23 11%
Other 17 8%
Employment history 10 5%
Insufficient cash 6 3%
Incomplete application 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Reliance First Capital

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k8686466.4%
$50k – $100k2,3081,8384.5%
$100k – $150k9628002.7%
$150k – $250k4884025.1%
Over $250k1651326.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2567541.8%
25–343342635.0%
35–446284964.0%
45–549087394.8%
55–641,3191,0813.7%
65–741,1979306.8%
Over 745133904.3%

Where Reliance First Capital lends

38 states and 914 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
New York7966445.0%6.63%#105
North Carolina7055623.1%6.63%#111
Ohio6855872.2%6.75%#112
Pennsylvania4443644.5%6.75%#168
Tennessee3522722.0%6.50%#144
Florida2461778.1%6.63%#342
Virginia2381904.6%6.50%#192
Georgia2321803.9%6.63%#229
South Carolina2051603.4%6.81%#183
Indiana126996.4%6.63%#246
New Jersey116915.2%6.63%#252
Alabama112612.7%6.50%#218
Maryland112862.7%6.81%#216
Massachusetts89724.5%6.81%#260
Connecticut88755.7%6.50%#175
Arkansas70534.3%6.63%#182
New Hampshire55483.6%6.44%#115
Kentucky51319.8%6.50%#266
Maine26250.0%6.88%#156
Wyoming22194.6%6.25%#102
Louisiana21204.8%6.63%#309
Michigan19180.0%6.63%#444
Rhode Island19165.3%6.50%#149
Delaware17135.9%6.63%#195
Texas16120.0%6.99%#889
California151113.3%7.99%#680
Minnesota15130.0%6.50%#421
Mississippi13127.7%6.38%#271
Washington1070.0%6.25%#456
Montana8612.5%6.81%#195
New Mexico8325.0%6.25%#275
Vermont8512.5%6.38%#121
Arizona6333.3%6.75%#572
Colorado650.0%6.25%#595
Illinois640.0%7.31%#746

Frequently asked questions

Reliance First Capital denied 4.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 75th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Reliance First Capital gave in 2025 was "collateral", cited on 27.6% 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 Reliance First Capital originated in 2025 was 6.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.66 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 18% of its applications were for home purchases, 82% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 54% conventional, 36% FHA, 9% 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 Reliance First Capital. Data sources · Methodology