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Stifel Bank and Trust review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Stifel Bank and Trust earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 2.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 92nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.00 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 81st percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

5.1kApplications2025
87.7%Originatedof applications
2.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.13%Median ratenational 6.63%
$2.5BLoan volume51 states

Stifel Bank and Trust at a glance, 2025

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

2.1%Denial rate (all applications)-15.85 pts vs national
2.3%Denial rate (decided applications)-20.26 pts vs national
87.7%Origination rate+29.68 pts vs national
8.7%Withdrawn by applicant
0.2%Closed for incompleteness
6.13%Median interest rate-0.50 pts vs national
0.00Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.25 pts vs national
$375,000Median loan amount
$3,268Median total loan costs
$215kMedian applicant income
75%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A 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%

92nd2.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

81st0.00 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

85th8.9%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

92nd0.87% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20234,0203,4851.9%2.2%6.25%$1.6B
20244,3233,8271.6%1.8%6.38%$1.9B
20255,1274,4972.1%2.3%6.13%$2.5B

What Stifel Bank and Trust 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 3,230 63% · 0.8% denied
Refinance 520 10% · 1.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 387 8% · 3.9% denied
Home improvement 19 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 971 19% · 6.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,947 96% · 2.0% denied
FHA 115 2% · 8.7% denied
VA 65 1% · 0.0% denied

Also: 724 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 6 manufactured homes, 467 investment properties.

Why Stifel Bank and Trust denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 109 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 36 33%
Collateral 32 29%
Credit history 28 26%
Incomplete application 6 6%
Employment history 3 3%
Other 2 2%
Insufficient cash 2 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Stifel Bank and Trust

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k13110013.0%
$50k – $100k7606553.5%
$100k – $150k7956922.8%
$150k – $250k1,2211,0681.7%
Over $250k2,1921,9591.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25107942.1%
25–349638521.3%
35–441,0679442.7%
45–548917703.1%
55–649868723.0%
65–747906782.4%
Over 743232870.3%

Where Stifel Bank and Trust lends

51 states and 826 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Missouri1,7221,5222.3%6.38%#33
California4143641.5%6.00%#283
Florida3142652.9%6.00%#298
Illinois1651501.8%6.13%#279
New York1651385.5%6.13%#225
Texas1581421.9%6.00%#461
North Carolina1461224.1%6.13%#272
New Jersey1401192.1%6.25%#230
Georgia1261152.4%6.00%#305
Colorado1211040.8%6.06%#212
Alabama1151010.9%6.00%#214
Tennessee104910.0%6.13%#319
Michigan102901.0%6.13%#274
Arizona99900.0%6.13%#244
Ohio93743.2%6.13%#335
Indiana91784.4%6.00%#287
Pennsylvania89812.3%6.13%#389
Washington81730.0%6.13%#259
Virginia70604.3%6.13%#329
South Carolina68661.5%6.00%#301
Oregon55491.8%6.00%#211
Minnesota52471.9%6.13%#287
Wisconsin51442.0%6.06%#331
Montana46414.4%6.00%#105
Utah45380.0%6.00%#180
Massachusetts43410.0%6.13%#342
Idaho42400.0%6.00%#177
Mississippi35302.9%6.00%#195
Nevada34300.0%6.00%#237
Connecticut33280.0%6.13%#251
Kansas33283.0%6.00%#261
Maryland31260.0%5.88%#365
Kentucky24214.2%6.13%#335
Oklahoma24190.0%6.13%#320
Wyoming23210.0%6.13%#98
Hawaii22154.6%5.88%#126
New Mexico22200.0%6.13%#195
Arkansas21194.8%6.25%#283
Louisiana14140.0%5.94%#347
New Hampshire13120.0%5.94%#227
Iowa12120.0%6.06%#339
Delaware1090.0%6.00%#242
Maine9811.1%5.75%#229
South Dakota960.0%7.63%#138
North Dakota850.0%6.13%#143
Vermont770.0%5.88%#134
Alaska660.0%6.06%#122
Nebraska640.0%5.88%#281
Rhode Island660.0%5.94%#234
West Virginia530.0%5.88%#316

Frequently asked questions

Stifel Bank and Trust denied 2.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 92nd percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Stifel Bank and Trust gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 33.0% 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 Stifel Bank and Trust originated in 2025 was 6.13%, 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, 63% of its applications were for home purchases, 18% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 19% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 96% conventional, 2% FHA, 1% 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 Stifel Bank and Trust. Data sources · Methodology