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

Ross Mortgage earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 5.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 73rd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.38 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 30th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.4kApplications2025
74.7%Originatedof applications
5.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$300MLoan volume17 states

Ross Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

4.0%Denial rate (all applications)-14.01 pts vs national
5.0%Denial rate (decided applications)-17.63 pts vs national
74.7%Origination rate+16.63 pts vs national
18.8%Withdrawn by applicant
1.1%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.38Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.12 pts vs national
$245,000Median loan amount
$5,715Median total loan costs
$94kMedian applicant income
90%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B 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%

73rd5.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

30th0.38 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

34th19.9%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

48th2.33% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,2149735.1%5.7%6.88%$249M
20241,3501,0173.4%4.1%6.63%$272M
20251,3851,0344.0%5.0%6.63%$300M

What Ross 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 1,078 78% · 4.0% denied
Refinance 190 14% · 1.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 117 8% · 7.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 851 61% · 2.0% denied
FHA 334 24% · 8.1% denied
VA 183 13% · 3.3% denied
USDA / RHS 17 1% · 29.4% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 52 manufactured homes, 26 investment properties.

Why Ross Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 55 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Collateral 21 38%
Debt-to-income ratio 11 20%
Credit history 11 20%
Unverifiable information 6 11%
Other 4 7%
Insufficient cash 2 4%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Ross Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k14410810.7%
$50k – $100k5824275.0%
$100k – $150k3072314.5%
$150k – $250k2061612.4%
Over $250k105853.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2596733.9%
25–344493354.8%
35–443222375.4%
45–542311697.0%
55–641731312.2%
65–7491705.4%
Over 7423195.0%

Where Ross Mortgage lends

17 states and 193 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Michigan7746242.5%6.63%#94
Tennessee3012095.3%6.49%#164
Virginia117766.8%6.75%#271
Kentucky89539.0%6.63%#219
Florida34302.9%6.49%#663
Illinois281510.7%6.44%#549
Georgia1050.0%5.99%#669
North Carolina950.0%6.50%#644
South Carolina760.0%6.43%#585

Frequently asked questions

Ross Mortgage denied 5.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 73rd percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Ross Mortgage gave in 2025 was "collateral", cited on 38.2% 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 Ross Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.38 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 78% of its applications were for home purchases, 22% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 61% conventional, 24% FHA, 13% 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 Ross Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology