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Starboard Financial Management review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Starboard Financial Management earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 0.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 95th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.45 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 32nd percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

342Applications2025
72.8%Originatedof applications
0.8%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$92MLoan volume7 states

Starboard Financial Management at a glance, 2025

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

0.6%Denial rate (all applications)-17.40 pts vs national
0.8%Denial rate (decided applications)-21.79 pts vs national
72.8%Origination rate+14.78 pts vs national
26.6%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.75%Median interest rate+0.13 pts vs national
0.45Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.20 pts vs national
$345,000Median loan amount
$7,727Median total loan costs
$120kMedian applicant income
80%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%

95th0.8% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

32nd0.45 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

9th26.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

38th2.24% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20233202354.4%5.6%6.63%$83M
20243052171.6%2.3%6.63%$79M
20253422490.6%0.8%6.75%$92M

What Starboard Financial Management 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 216 63% · 0.9% denied
Refinance 93 27% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 33 10% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 249 73% · 0.4% denied
FHA 72 21% · 0.0% denied
VA 19 6% · 5.3% denied
USDA / RHS 2 1% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 120 manufactured homes, 19 investment properties.

Why Starboard Financial Management denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 2 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Other 1 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 50%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Starboard Financial Management

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k106722.7%
$100k – $150k104790.0%
$150k – $250k75570.0%
Over $250k37260.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3473570.0%
35–4481591.7%
45–5460432.3%
55–6483570.0%
65–7425170.0%

Where Starboard Financial Management lends

7 states and 45 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Arizona2672000.8%6.75%#154
California61370.0%6.99%#502
Utah860.0%6.69%#305

Frequently asked questions

Starboard Financial Management denied 0.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 95th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Starboard Financial Management gave in 2025 was "other", cited on 50.0% 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 Starboard Financial Management originated in 2025 was 6.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.45 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 63% of its applications were for home purchases, 37% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 73% conventional, 21% FHA, 6% 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 Starboard Financial Management. Data sources · Methodology