Mortgage lender · Independence, VA · LEI 254900R1UY5PAEIHXX38

Skyline National Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Skyline National Bank earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 5.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 69th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

768Applications2025
88.0%Originatedof applications
5.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$199MLoan volume5 states

Skyline National Bank at a glance, 2025

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

5.3%Denial rate (all applications)-12.64 pts vs national
5.7%Denial rate (decided applications)-16.88 pts vs national
88.0%Origination rate+29.99 pts vs national
6.5%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$135,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$102kMedian applicant income
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%

69th5.7% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

73rd6.5%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20236185346.5%6.9%$106M
20246155406.8%7.2%$111M
20257686765.3%5.7%$199M

What Skyline National Bank 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 280 36% · 3.2% denied
Refinance 149 19% · 2.0% denied
Home improvement 128 17% · 7.8% denied
Other / HELOC 211 27% · 9.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 768 100% · 5.3% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 46 manufactured homes, 187 investment properties.

Why Skyline National Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 41 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 19 46%
Credit history 17 41%
Collateral 3 7%
Other 1 2%
Insufficient cash 1 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Skyline National Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1057224.2%
$50k – $100k1951646.3%
$100k – $150k1261150.9%
$150k – $250k1141022.9%
Over $250k76741.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3476647.1%
35–4490793.7%
45–541471285.2%
55–6414111812.6%
65–74107935.1%
Over 7457484.0%

Where Skyline National Bank lends

5 states and 57 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Virginia3813385.0%#134
North Carolina3292865.8%#182
Tennessee55505.5%#399

Frequently asked questions

Skyline National Bank denied 5.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 69th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Skyline National Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 46.3% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

In 2025, 36% of its applications were for home purchases, 19% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 44% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% 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 Skyline National Bank. Data sources · Methodology