Mortgage lender · Canton, OH · LEI 549300QBX5R3ZBD8FR12

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

Schumacher Mortgage earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 2.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 85th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.84 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 99th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

592Applications2025
78.7%Originatedof applications
2.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
5.38%Median ratenational 6.63%
$261MLoan volume14 states

Schumacher Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

2.2%Denial rate (all applications)-15.78 pts vs national
2.7%Denial rate (decided applications)-19.89 pts vs national
78.7%Origination rate+20.69 pts vs national
18.2%Withdrawn by applicant
0.3%Closed for incompleteness
5.38%Median interest rate-1.25 pts vs national
-0.84Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-1.09 pts vs national
$535,000Median loan amount
$16,590Median total loan costs
$168kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A 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%

85th2.7% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

99th-0.84 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

23rd18.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

17th3.10% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20236515281.7%2.0%5.31%$272M
20245804781.6%1.8%5.88%$260M
20255924662.2%2.7%5.38%$261M

What Schumacher 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 502 85% · 2.0% denied
Refinance 88 15% · 3.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 370 63% · 1.4% denied
FHA 91 15% · 5.5% denied
VA 131 22% · 2.3% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 5 investment properties.

Why Schumacher Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 13 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Incomplete application 6 46%
Collateral 4 31%
Credit history 2 15%
Other 1 8%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Schumacher Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k64543.6%
$100k – $150k1731303.0%
$150k – $250k2411902.0%
Over $250k108903.2%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34112974.0%
35–441741420.7%
45–541371032.8%
55–64108753.9%
65–7448385.0%

Where Schumacher Mortgage lends

14 states and 224 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Ohio2191821.8%5.38%#223
North Carolina1381093.6%5.38%#280
South Carolina108792.8%4.99%#250
Pennsylvania35272.9%5.63%#535
Louisiana25150.0%5.38%#301
Indiana18150.0%5.38%#476
Kentucky11110.0%4.99%#397
Tennessee1080.0%4.88%#632
Oklahoma740.0%5.63%#440
West Virginia760.0%5.18%#277
Michigan550.0%4.88%#588

Frequently asked questions

Schumacher Mortgage denied 2.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 85th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Schumacher Mortgage gave in 2025 was "incomplete application", cited on 46.2% 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 Schumacher Mortgage originated in 2025 was 5.38%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.84 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 85% of its applications were for home purchases, 15% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 63% conventional, 15% FHA, 22% 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 Schumacher Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology