Mortgage lender · Lake Oswego, OR · LEI 549300N2GMOJ61XHEL06

Select Lending Services review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Select Lending Services earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 4.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 77th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.25 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 51st percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.3kApplications2025
66.9%Originatedof applications
4.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$428MLoan volume18 states

Select Lending Services at a glance, 2025

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

3.4%Denial rate (all applications)-14.63 pts vs national
4.5%Denial rate (decided applications)-18.11 pts vs national
66.9%Origination rate+8.88 pts vs national
25.3%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.75%Median interest rate+0.13 pts vs national
0.25Median rate spread (pts over APOR)0.00 pts vs national
$425,000Median loan amount
$6,153Median total loan costs
$163kMedian applicant income
80%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%

77th4.5% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

51st0.25 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

18th25.3%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

82nd1.45% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
2023131944.6%5.5%7.25%$45M
20245133531.8%2.3%6.93%$168M
20251,3459003.4%4.5%6.75%$428M

What Select Lending Services 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 1,040 77% · 3.4% denied
Refinance 213 16% · 2.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 91 7% · 5.5% denied
Other / HELOC 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,135 84% · 3.3% denied
FHA 58 4% · 5.2% denied
VA 140 10% · 2.1% denied
USDA / RHS 12 1% · 16.7% denied

Also: 49 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 4 manufactured homes, 92 investment properties.

Why Select Lending Services denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 45 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 11 24%
Collateral 9 20%
Other 9 20%
Unverifiable information 7 16%
Credit history 4 9%
Incomplete application 3 7%
Insufficient cash 1 2%
Employment history 1 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Select Lending Services

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k251322.2%
$50k – $100k2341587.9%
$100k – $150k3212093.9%
$150k – $250k4022873.2%
Over $250k3132132.1%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2537253.6%
25–343652603.3%
35–443992782.6%
45–542281438.9%
55–641731047.1%
65–74104651.4%
Over 7436237.4%

Where Select Lending Services lends

18 states and 148 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Illinois3662791.6%6.75%#167
Colorado2601412.7%6.75%#158
Maryland1821223.9%6.50%#172
Florida162994.9%6.75%#409
Virginia142982.8%6.75%#249
Oregon84611.2%6.88%#176
Texas77549.1%6.88%#614
North Carolina261519.2%6.75%#486
Washington15110.0%6.75%#419
District of Columbia1060.0%6.94%#181
Michigan630.0%6.50%#562

Frequently asked questions

Select Lending Services denied 4.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 77th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Select Lending Services gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 24.4% 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 Select Lending Services originated in 2025 was 6.75%, 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, 77% of its applications were for home purchases, 23% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 84% conventional, 4% FHA, 10% 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 Select Lending Services. Data sources · Methodology