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Synergy One Lending review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Synergy One Lending earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 8.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 57th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.41 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 27th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

12kApplications2025
69.1%Originatedof applications
8.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$2.9BLoan volume47 states

Synergy One Lending at a glance, 2025

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

6.0%Denial rate (all applications)-11.96 pts vs national
8.0%Denial rate (decided applications)-14.61 pts vs national
69.1%Origination rate+11.02 pts vs national
23.6%Withdrawn by applicant
0.8%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.41Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.16 pts vs national
$285,000Median loan amount
$7,654Median total loan costs
$107kMedian applicant income
90%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%

57th8.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

27th0.41 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

20th24.5%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

34th2.69% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20236,1024,1877.6%9.8%6.75%$1.6B
20248,7125,9337.1%9.2%6.75%$2.0B
202511,7528,1156.0%8.0%6.63%$2.9B

What Synergy One Lending 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 9,580 82% · 5.1% denied
Refinance 1,033 9% · 8.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,056 9% · 12.2% denied
Home improvement 72 1% · 12.5% denied
Other / HELOC 11 0% · 9.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 7,730 66% · 5.1% denied
FHA 3,093 26% · 8.3% denied
VA 787 7% · 5.1% denied
USDA / RHS 142 1% · 9.9% denied

Also: 1 home-equity lines, 4 reverse mortgages, 408 manufactured homes, 1,041 investment properties.

Why Synergy One Lending denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 708 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 236 33%
Collateral 150 21%
Credit history 99 14%
Other 61 9%
Unverifiable information 51 7%
Incomplete application 46 6%
Insufficient cash 38 5%
Employment history 27 4%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Synergy One Lending

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k72645014.4%
$50k – $100k4,3713,0318.7%
$100k – $150k2,7191,9166.9%
$150k – $250k2,0351,4266.0%
Over $250k1,4219995.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 258315957.3%
25–343,5632,5657.0%
35–443,0672,1127.7%
45–542,0291,37110.4%
55–641,3268738.5%
65–746964407.3%
Over 742391598.6%

Where Synergy One Lending lends

47 states and 797 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Texas1,9441,2617.7%6.63%#103
Ohio1,9081,3105.7%6.75%#51
California1,1107973.6%6.63%#159
Louisiana1,0387654.0%6.63%#31
Washington8976068.6%6.63%#73
Colorado8956522.9%6.50%#65
Idaho7705505.6%6.38%#25
Oregon7475325.2%6.50%#55
Illinois4773488.0%6.75%#131
Montana2731808.4%6.50%#33
Arizona2381526.7%6.75%#165
Missouri2341406.4%6.50%#164
Nevada1641026.7%6.75%#114
Florida1448313.2%6.88%#426
Massachusetts115915.2%6.63%#230
Tennessee105677.6%6.49%#317
Alabama103782.9%6.88%#229
Minnesota103811.0%6.75%#200
Kentucky67474.5%6.25%#240
Georgia512619.6%6.99%#436
Wisconsin41230.0%6.75%#355
North Carolina34300.0%7.13%#449
Mississippi28207.1%6.93%#213
New Hampshire261819.2%6.63%#175
Utah261719.2%6.63%#221
Indiana241412.5%6.63%#433
Vermont23194.4%6.88%#75
Kansas21159.5%6.88%#291
Michigan19145.3%7.19%#443
South Carolina181211.1%6.94%#463
Hawaii1477.1%7.00%#155
Maine13715.4%6.75%#195
Arkansas1070.0%7.13%#342
New Mexico10430.0%6.88%#260
Maryland9411.1%6.87%#491
Virginia970.0%6.63%#578
Oklahoma7428.6%6.75%#446
Pennsylvania650.0%7.00%#764
West Virginia640.0%7.56%#300
Iowa530.0%7.00%#429
Nebraska5420.0%6.81%#303
Wyoming530.0%6.75%#189

Frequently asked questions

Synergy One Lending denied 8.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 57th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Synergy One Lending gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 33.3% 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 Synergy One Lending originated in 2025 was 6.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.41 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 82% of its applications were for home purchases, 18% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 1% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 66% conventional, 26% FHA, 7% 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 Synergy One Lending. Data sources · Methodology