Mortgage lender · Irvine, CA · LEI 5493000349C5XXDRQX28

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

Stg Mortgage earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 12.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 44th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.32 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 38th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

5.2kApplications2025
54.0%Originatedof applications
12.1%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$1.5BLoan volume45 states

Stg Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

8.1%Denial rate (all applications)-9.87 pts vs national
12.1%Denial rate (decided applications)-10.52 pts vs national
54.0%Origination rate-4.08 pts vs national
32.7%Withdrawn by applicant
0.1%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.32Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.06 pts vs national
$435,000Median loan amount
$11,200Median total loan costs
$150kMedian applicant income
80%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%

44th12.1% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

38th0.32 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

6th32.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

38th2.57% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,6138655.5%8.8%7.00%$373M
20243,0991,7457.7%11.4%6.63%$890M
20255,1532,7808.1%12.1%6.50%$1.5B

What Stg 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 3,622 70% · 7.4% denied
Refinance 764 15% · 9.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 764 15% · 10.6% denied
Other / HELOC 3 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,349 65% · 6.6% denied
FHA 1,681 33% · 11.2% denied
VA 114 2% · 8.8% denied
USDA / RHS 9 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 2 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 60 manufactured homes, 899 investment properties.

Why Stg Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 418 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 108 26%
Incomplete application 97 23%
Collateral 83 20%
Unverifiable information 35 8%
Credit history 35 8%
Employment history 30 7%
Other 21 5%
Insufficient cash 9 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Stg Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1184237.0%
$50k – $100k1,07757713.9%
$100k – $150k1,18064113.5%
$150k – $250k1,3707669.9%
Over $250k1,0245217.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2518410212.9%
25–341,20168910.8%
35–441,56986311.7%
45–541,14558413.5%
55–6466735313.0%
65–7429814212.6%
Over 7489478.8%

Where Stg Mortgage lends

45 states and 577 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California1,6769287.5%6.63%#120
Florida8214519.7%6.25%#175
Texas4852469.1%6.50%#263
Arizona2751695.8%6.50%#152
New York1881394.8%6.38%#211
New Jersey183737.7%6.63%#205
Colorado1811014.4%6.38%#188
Pennsylvania128807.8%6.75%#344
Washington115628.7%6.50%#229
Virginia1116410.8%6.75%#279
Georgia103536.8%6.25%#333
Illinois975411.3%6.63%#350
North Carolina843111.9%6.63%#343
Oregon78375.1%6.63%#183
Indiana602911.7%6.63%#331
Tennessee59326.8%6.44%#386
Ohio56293.6%6.38%#394
Nevada52227.7%6.44%#205
Massachusetts481012.5%6.88%#330
Maryland46286.5%6.88%#325
South Carolina44286.8%6.50%#360
Utah381518.4%6.38%#195
Connecticut34190.0%6.75%#249
Alabama331212.1%6.13%#351
Michigan31153.2%6.75%#384
Idaho21119.5%6.75%#222
Wisconsin18527.8%6.63%#430
Delaware151013.3%6.69%#201
Kansas1159.1%6.38%#343
Montana950.0%6.49%#194
Minnesota8312.5%5.88%#488
District of Columbia6166.7%7.13%#233
Iowa510.0%6.50%#417
Maine5420.0%6.69%#287
Rhode Island510.0%6.75%#237

Frequently asked questions

Stg Mortgage denied 12.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 44th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Stg Mortgage gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 25.8% 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 Stg Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.32 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 70% of its applications were for home purchases, 30% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 65% conventional, 33% FHA, 2% 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 Stg Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology