Mortgage lender · Mason, MI · LEI 5493008P6YO2KM3EO556

The Dart Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

The Dart Bank earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 8.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 55th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.20 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 60th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

5.5kApplications2025
74.3%Originatedof applications
8.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$1.5BLoan volume39 states

The Dart Bank at a glance, 2025

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

7.4%Denial rate (all applications)-10.56 pts vs national
8.7%Denial rate (decided applications)-13.90 pts vs national
74.3%Origination rate+16.29 pts vs national
14.6%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.20Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.05 pts vs national
$295,000Median loan amount
$4,931Median total loan costs
$131kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
1High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B 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%

55th8.7% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

60th0.20 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

62nd14.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

74th1.67% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,2871,7284.6%5.7%6.88%$506M
20243,0172,2545.2%6.4%6.75%$732M
20255,4954,0847.4%8.7%6.63%$1.5B

What The Dart 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 4,028 73% · 5.8% denied
Refinance 639 12% · 9.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 288 5% · 15.3% denied
Home improvement 273 5% · 10.3% denied
Other / HELOC 267 5% · 15.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,815 88% · 6.7% denied
FHA 546 10% · 14.1% denied
VA 124 2% · 4.0% denied
USDA / RHS 10 0% · 20.0% denied

Also: 494 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 99 manufactured homes, 247 investment properties.

Why The Dart Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 408 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 168 41%
Credit history 88 22%
Collateral 57 14%
Other 56 14%
Employment history 14 3%
Unverifiable information 13 3%
Incomplete application 6 1%
Insufficient cash 6 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at The Dart Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k27817921.8%
$50k – $100k1,5701,12211.7%
$100k – $150k1,2969806.8%
$150k – $250k1,3511,0466.2%
Over $250k9036974.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2529122610.0%
25–341,6061,2238.4%
35–441,4991,1157.9%
45–549406689.7%
55–647025297.4%
65–7434224911.3%
Over 7496659.6%

Where The Dart Bank lends

39 states and 449 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Michigan3,5242,6006.4%6.75%#23
New York52937214.6%6.49%#132
California2321728.6%6.38%#344
Virginia1981537.6%6.25%#205
Maryland15911710.1%6.25%#187
Florida1198110.1%6.38%#455
Connecticut80705.0%6.38%#192
Texas69518.7%6.25%#639
Kentucky66549.1%6.50%#241
Indiana64527.8%6.63%#322
Massachusetts61554.9%6.49%#299
Illinois55447.3%6.25%#445
Ohio55481.8%6.50%#397
Tennessee46296.5%6.25%#423
Pennsylvania45346.7%6.38%#505
North Carolina31223.2%6.25%#468
Arizona21184.8%6.06%#413
South Carolina20170.0%6.63%#447
Georgia16160.0%6.31%#604
District of Columbia151020.0%6.56%#150
Missouri14120.0%6.50%#481
Delaware970.0%5.99%#249
Colorado850.0%6.13%#551
Washington8525.0%6.38%#490
Wisconsin770.0%6.63%#548
West Virginia750.0%6.12%#295
Maine660.0%6.63%#261
New Hampshire550.0%6.50%#317
Oklahoma530.0%6.63%#479
Oregon5420.0%6.37%#438

Frequently asked questions

The Dart Bank denied 8.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 55th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason The Dart Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 41.2% 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 The Dart Bank originated in 2025 was 6.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.20 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 73% of its applications were for home purchases, 17% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 10% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 88% conventional, 10% 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 The Dart Bank. Data sources · Methodology