Mortgage lender · Annapolis, MD · LEI 254900WT4HAMDFWH3048

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

South River Mortgage earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of reverse-mortgage lenders. It turned down 4.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 86th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 8 reverse-mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

3.7kApplications2025
38.8%Originatedof applications
4.1%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.00%Median ratenational 6.63%
$275MLoan volume31 states

South River Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

1.6%Denial rate (all applications)-16.34 pts vs national
4.1%Denial rate (decided applications)-18.53 pts vs national
38.8%Origination rate-19.25 pts vs national
59.6%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
7.00%Median interest rate+0.38 pts vs national
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$135,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$27kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 8 reverse-mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

86th4.1% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

0th59.6%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231518417.2%22.8%9.68%$21M
20247197100.1%0.1%6.67%$115M
20253,7181,4421.6%4.1%7.00%$275M

What South River 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 2 0% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 3,716 100% · 1.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,311 35% · 1.9% denied
FHA 2,407 65% · 1.5% denied

Also: 2,403 home-equity lines, 3,718 reverse mortgages, 173 manufactured homes, 0 investment properties.

Why South River Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 61 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Collateral 25 41%
Debt-to-income ratio 22 36%
Credit history 9 15%
Insufficient cash 3 5%
Other 1 2%
Unverifiable information 1 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at South River Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k3,1361,2574.1%
$50k – $100k4061343.6%
$100k – $150k47175.6%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
55–642531013.8%
65–741,3915783.8%
Over 742,0747634.3%

Where South River Mortgage lends

31 states and 834 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Florida5741881.9%8.99%#227
Texas5141901.2%8.99%#256
California5021641.8%8.99%#261
North Carolina2631180.8%8.99%#209
Georgia245932.0%8.99%#221
New Jersey149652.0%8.99%#221
Pennsylvania148662.0%8.99%#325
Ohio127583.2%8.99%#291
Arizona109401.8%6.38%#234
Tennessee108472.8%6.00%#308
Washington90404.4%6.25%#247
Colorado79320.0%8.99%#249
South Carolina79370.0%6.63%#283
Illinois78291.3%8.99%#388
Nevada75410.0%6.88%#168
Oregon74324.1%6.81%#187
Maryland71260.0%6.25%#275
Alabama65180.0%7.87%#279
Indiana64280.0%8.99%#321
Michigan62291.6%8.99%#329
Utah54190.0%8.99%#162
Louisiana37140.0%6.00%#274
New Mexico35190.0%6.63%#172
Minnesota28153.6%6.38%#354
Arkansas2289.1%6.25%#278
Montana2085.0%6.50%#142
Delaware1660.0%6.56%#197
Oklahoma1460.0%6.19%#366
Wisconsin730.0%5.75%#547
District of Columbia610.0%5.75%#229

Frequently asked questions

South River Mortgage denied 4.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 86th percentile of reverse-mortgage lenders.

The most common reason South River Mortgage gave in 2025 was "collateral", cited on 41.0% 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 South River Mortgage originated in 2025 was 7.00%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.00 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 0% of its applications were for home purchases, 100% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 35% conventional, 65% 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 South River Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology