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Rocket Mortgage review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Rocket Mortgage earns a C, in line with the typical performance of large mortgage lenders. It turned down 19.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 40th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.52 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 24th percentile on pricing. Compared against 101 large mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

601kApplications2025
71.4%Originatedof applications
19.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$116BLoan volume51 states

Rocket Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

18.4%Denial rate (all applications)+0.42 pts vs national
19.9%Denial rate (decided applications)-2.67 pts vs national
71.4%Origination rate+13.37 pts vs national
7.5%Withdrawn by applicant
0.1%Closed for incompleteness
6.75%Median interest rate+0.13 pts vs national
0.52Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.27 pts vs national
$215,000Median loan amount
$5,487Median total loan costs
$104kMedian applicant income
74%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 101 large mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

40th19.9% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

24th0.52 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

93rd7.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

45th2.55% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
2023399,848288,55817.4%19.1%6.63%$76B
2024489,603361,07116.8%18.2%6.63%$98B
2025601,267429,33218.4%19.9%6.75%$116B

What Rocket Mortgage 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 178,987 30% · 12.5% denied
Refinance 108,240 18% · 19.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 284,493 47% · 20.7% denied
Home improvement 9,781 2% · 28.2% denied
Other / HELOC 19,766 3% · 26.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 449,916 75% · 16.6% denied
FHA 103,887 17% · 27.6% denied
VA 47,464 8% · 15.5% denied

Also: 587 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 13,973 manufactured homes, 21,159 investment properties.

Why Rocket Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 110,634 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Collateral 44,939 41%
Debt-to-income ratio 25,687 23%
Incomplete application 19,942 18%
Credit history 6,537 6%
Other 5,084 5%
Insufficient cash 4,787 4%
Unverifiable information 2,744 2%
Employment history 914 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Rocket Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k59,78635,70132.8%
$50k – $100k206,896145,69821.4%
$100k – $150k139,098103,22617.4%
$150k – $250k111,97585,62514.7%
Over $250k50,20738,24414.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2512,4629,24117.3%
25–3482,58860,43117.5%
35–44127,83492,63718.9%
45–54138,445100,31119.7%
55–64122,47786,90420.8%
65–7482,57856,81821.7%
Over 7434,88322,99023.7%

Where Rocket Mortgage lends

51 states and 3,093 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California58,92542,20217.6%6.75%#2
Florida46,61131,53021.0%6.63%#2
Texas45,65830,57922.4%6.63%#2
Michigan30,64422,69316.3%6.75%#1
Georgia29,84521,18218.2%6.63%#1
North Carolina25,10918,46216.0%6.63%#2
Ohio23,16516,65618.5%6.63%#2
Pennsylvania22,41116,04318.6%6.75%#1
New York19,92413,72922.0%6.88%#2
Virginia19,27414,48914.8%6.63%#2
Arizona17,94713,32015.6%6.75%#2
Illinois16,97111,97019.7%6.75%#2
Tennessee16,50311,91917.3%6.50%#1
New Jersey16,33912,03516.1%6.75%#1
Washington14,30110,61115.9%6.63%#2
Indiana13,5039,73618.6%6.75%#1
South Carolina13,4039,76016.8%6.63%#1
Maryland12,8069,29416.8%6.63%#1
Colorado11,4868,43315.7%6.61%#3
Missouri10,4607,48118.4%6.63%#1
Alabama9,9416,77020.5%6.63%#2
Massachusetts8,6986,59015.9%6.75%#2
Kentucky8,4206,04918.1%6.75%#1
Wisconsin7,8195,73618.0%6.63%#4
Minnesota7,6305,67216.3%6.63%#4
Oklahoma6,9904,58724.0%6.75%#1
Nevada6,8895,22615.4%6.88%#2
Oregon6,6494,85116.3%6.75%#2
Utah6,2764,78014.6%6.63%#4
Connecticut6,0434,50516.5%6.75%#1
Arkansas5,8544,09420.1%6.63%#2
Louisiana5,7703,67425.9%6.63%#3
Kansas5,3033,85918.0%6.63%#1
Mississippi4,6362,99724.8%6.63%#5
New Mexico4,4402,97220.5%6.75%#1
Idaho4,3913,39813.3%6.63%#2
Iowa3,7612,55122.7%6.63%#3
West Virginia3,6152,47223.0%6.88%#1
Nebraska3,3842,48017.6%6.75%#1
New Hampshire3,0902,29717.0%6.75%#3
Maine2,6281,77522.9%6.75%#3
Delaware2,3811,78815.5%6.88%#1
Montana1,9991,46517.5%6.75%#3
Hawaii1,6371,10122.4%6.63%#6
Wyoming1,5671,17017.1%6.50%#1
Rhode Island1,4301,01619.7%6.75%#5
Vermont1,16578622.0%6.75%#2
Alaska1,05177617.8%6.75%#4
South Dakota1,02775316.9%6.75%#5
North Dakota82754921.6%6.63%#4
District of Columbia67146920.7%6.63%#2

Frequently asked questions

Rocket Mortgage denied 19.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 40th percentile of large mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Rocket Mortgage gave in 2025 was "collateral", cited on 40.6% 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 Rocket Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.52 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 30% of its applications were for home purchases, 65% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 5% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 75% conventional, 17% FHA, 8% 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 Rocket Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology