Mortgage lender · Altamonte Springs, FL · LEI 5493007CXTOHZ2JBEJ61

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

The Mortgage Firm earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 3.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 88th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.44 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 24th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

4.2kApplications2025
77.8%Originatedof applications
3.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$1.1BLoan volume18 states

The Mortgage Firm at a glance, 2025

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

2.6%Denial rate (all applications)-15.41 pts vs national
3.0%Denial rate (decided applications)-19.63 pts vs national
77.8%Origination rate+19.75 pts vs national
13.3%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.75%Median interest rate+0.13 pts vs national
0.44Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.19 pts vs national
$285,000Median loan amount
$7,049Median total loan costs
$108kMedian applicant income
85%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%

88th3.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

24th0.44 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

68th13.3%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

43rd2.47% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20235,6744,2593.4%4.3%6.75%$1.3B
20244,3193,3083.1%3.6%6.88%$1.1B
20254,2043,2702.6%3.0%6.75%$1.1B

What The Mortgage Firm 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 3,790 90% · 2.3% denied
Refinance 137 3% · 2.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 268 6% · 5.2% denied
Home improvement 9 0% · 22.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,810 67% · 2.5% denied
FHA 966 23% · 3.4% denied
VA 397 9% · 1.5% denied
USDA / RHS 31 1% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 162 manufactured homes, 259 investment properties.

Why The Mortgage Firm denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 108 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 48 44%
Collateral 23 21%
Other 17 16%
Credit history 9 8%
Employment history 5 5%
Insufficient cash 2 2%
Incomplete application 2 2%
Unverifiable information 2 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at The Mortgage Firm

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k2521778.1%
$50k – $100k1,5481,2013.3%
$100k – $150k1,0578372.1%
$150k – $250k8286641.1%
Over $250k4563532.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 252421912.8%
25–341,1018732.9%
35–448866752.6%
45–547375784.0%
55–646585003.9%
65–744163331.1%
Over 741641201.5%

Where The Mortgage Firm lends

18 states and 214 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Florida3,6522,8512.4%6.75%#58
Louisiana2111613.8%6.75%#112
Alabama115857.0%6.50%#212
Georgia80621.3%6.75%#371
Indiana28220.0%6.93%#420
Tennessee23188.7%6.88%#516
Texas18135.6%6.63%#877
Mississippi14110.0%6.50%#269
North Carolina1290.0%6.75%#590
South Carolina980.0%6.93%#547
Virginia960.0%6.87%#589
West Virginia950.0%6.38%#262
Colorado730.0%6.13%#560
Ohio650.0%7.00%#687

Frequently asked questions

The Mortgage Firm denied 3.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 88th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason The Mortgage Firm gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 44.4% 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 Mortgage Firm originated in 2025 was 6.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.44 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 90% of its applications were for home purchases, 10% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 67% conventional, 23% FHA, 9% 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 Mortgage Firm. Data sources · Methodology