Mortgage lender · Alpharetta, GA · LEI 549300U0J1T0K63EKR14

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

Sanctuary Home Mortgage earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 3.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 80th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.25 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 52nd percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

212Applications2025
64.2%Originatedof applications
3.6%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$68MLoan volume3 states

Sanctuary Home Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

2.4%Denial rate (all applications)-15.62 pts vs national
3.6%Denial rate (decided applications)-19.04 pts vs national
64.2%Origination rate+6.12 pts vs national
33.0%Withdrawn by applicant
0.5%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.25Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.01 pts vs national
$435,000Median loan amount
$7,344Median total loan costs
$184kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

80th3.6% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

52nd0.25 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

4th33.5%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

59th1.69% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232401742.1%2.8%6.63%$72M
20242191532.3%3.2%6.99%$74M
20252121362.4%3.6%6.63%$68M

What Sanctuary Home 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 190 90% · 1.1% denied
Refinance 17 8% · 5.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 2% · 40.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 199 94% · 2.0% denied
FHA 11 5% · 9.1% denied
VA 2 1% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 12 investment properties.

Why Sanctuary Home Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 5 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 3 60%
Credit history 1 20%
Collateral 1 20%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Sanctuary Home Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k28175.6%
$100k – $150k41276.9%
$150k – $250k75462.1%
Over $250k55380.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3465420.0%
35–4451310.0%
45–54362510.7%
55–6439260.0%

Where Sanctuary Home Mortgage lends

3 states and 26 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Georgia2071351.9%6.63%#245

Frequently asked questions

Sanctuary Home Mortgage denied 3.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 80th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Sanctuary Home Mortgage gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 60.0% 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 Sanctuary Home Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.25 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 90% of its applications were for home purchases, 10% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 94% conventional, 5% FHA, 1% 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 Sanctuary Home Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology