Mortgage lender · Folsom, CA · LEI 254900TTZ395IC926125

Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 10.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 49th 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.

11kApplications2025
70.5%Originatedof applications
10.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$2.9BLoan volume49 states

Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company at a glance, 2025

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

8.2%Denial rate (all applications)-9.75 pts vs national
10.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-12.39 pts vs national
70.5%Origination rate+12.47 pts vs national
18.3%Withdrawn by applicant
1.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.25Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.01 pts vs national
$355,000Median loan amount
$8,577Median total loan costs
$123kMedian applicant income
85%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

49th10.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

51st0.25 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

38th19.3%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

45th2.42% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202310,0167,23015.9%17.9%6.63%$2.5B
202410,5577,59812.0%14.2%6.63%$2.7B
202510,5457,4348.2%10.2%6.63%$2.9B

What Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company 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 7,917 75% · 6.3% denied
Refinance 912 9% · 9.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,051 10% · 11.9% denied
Home improvement 299 3% · 17.7% denied
Other / HELOC 366 3% · 28.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 7,906 75% · 7.9% denied
FHA 2,133 20% · 9.7% denied
VA 360 3% · 5.3% denied
USDA / RHS 146 1% · 13.0% denied

Also: 563 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 227 manufactured homes, 1,182 investment properties.

Why Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 868 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 217 25%
Employment history 142 16%
Collateral 118 14%
Incomplete application 108 12%
Insufficient cash 90 10%
Unverifiable information 83 10%
Credit history 62 7%
Other 48 6%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k47029324.7%
$50k – $100k3,1532,23511.3%
$100k – $150k2,8532,1137.4%
$150k – $250k2,4531,7897.8%
Over $250k1,2468538.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2548537110.1%
25–342,7282,0297.6%
35–442,8291,97410.0%
45–542,0741,41011.6%
55–641,42995113.1%
65–7470750111.2%
Over 7429319810.3%

Where Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company lends

49 states and 900 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California3,2492,2907.7%6.50%#60
Texas8496054.8%6.63%#185
Oregon5934493.4%6.50%#61
Florida58834117.5%6.88%#223
Kansas4823687.3%6.63%#56
Arizona4303077.7%6.88%#124
Massachusetts36826811.1%6.75%#100
Tennessee35424315.5%6.63%#142
Colorado3422672.9%6.63%#134
Maryland3152159.8%6.63%#122
Washington2992096.0%6.63%#149
Utah2922154.1%6.50%#81
Virginia28318910.6%6.63%#171
Pennsylvania1981569.6%6.63%#273
Nevada1721215.8%6.75%#111
Georgia1651209.7%6.63%#267
Illinois1551049.0%6.75%#290
New Mexico1321028.3%6.75%#95
Minnesota120878.3%6.63%#183
North Carolina110725.5%6.63%#311
New Hampshire89733.4%6.63%#88
Missouri875514.9%6.75%#285
New Jersey78447.7%6.75%#297
Iowa725619.4%6.75%#181
Michigan684013.2%7.06%#318
Idaho62446.5%6.63%#149
Rhode Island604415.0%6.75%#87
Indiana58441.7%6.63%#338
New York55337.3%6.63%#323
South Carolina55399.1%6.63%#331
Wisconsin53473.8%6.75%#327
Hawaii523213.5%6.88%#86
Oklahoma43327.0%6.44%#273
Delaware32256.3%6.75%#147
Arkansas31912.9%6.63%#244
Ohio301516.7%6.88%#464
Alabama26153.9%6.88%#373
Connecticut21130.0%6.88%#296
Kentucky19145.3%6.75%#357
Nebraska171111.8%6.75%#218
West Virginia12625.0%6.69%#233
District of Columbia9611.1%6.81%#194
Montana8425.0%6.81%#196

Frequently asked questions

Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company denied 10.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 49th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 25.0% 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 Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company 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, 75% of its applications were for home purchases, 19% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 6% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 75% conventional, 20% FHA, 3% 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 Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company. Data sources · Methodology