Mortgage lender · Hancock, MI · LEI 2549003SYL72OG7Y6S21

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

Superior National Bank earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 3.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 81st percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.24 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 53rd percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

859Applications2025
86.3%Originatedof applications
3.4%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$214MLoan volume15 states

Superior National Bank at a glance, 2025

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

3.0%Denial rate (all applications)-14.95 pts vs national
3.4%Denial rate (decided applications)-19.22 pts vs national
86.3%Origination rate+28.23 pts vs national
9.8%Withdrawn by applicant
0.5%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.24Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.01 pts vs national
$245,000Median loan amount
$3,602Median total loan costs
$111kMedian 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%

81st3.4% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

53rd0.24 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

57th10.3%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

67th1.47% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20238306993.1%3.6%7.00%$183M
20247976642.6%3.0%6.99%$204M
20258597413.0%3.4%6.63%$214M

What Superior 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 683 80% · 1.9% denied
Refinance 87 10% · 5.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 54 6% · 11.1% denied
Home improvement 23 3% · 4.4% denied
Other / HELOC 12 1% · 8.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 780 91% · 2.1% denied
FHA 66 8% · 15.2% denied
VA 12 1% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 19 manufactured homes, 68 investment properties.

Why Superior National Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 26 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Collateral 8 31%
Credit history 8 31%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 19%
Other 2 8%
Insufficient cash 2 8%
Incomplete application 1 4%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Superior National Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k806710.7%
$50k – $100k2732344.4%
$100k – $150k1931622.4%
$150k – $250k1721530.7%
Over $250k109932.1%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2548434.4%
25–342942612.2%
35–441881584.2%
45–541301074.4%
55–64108875.4%
65–7448470.0%

Where Superior National Bank lends

15 states and 66 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Michigan8357203.1%6.63%#86
Florida750.0%6.62%#992

Frequently asked questions

Superior National Bank denied 3.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 81st percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Superior National Bank gave in 2025 was "collateral", cited on 30.8% 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 Superior National Bank originated in 2025 was 6.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.24 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 80% of its applications were for home purchases, 16% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 4% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 91% conventional, 8% 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 Superior National Bank. Data sources · Methodology