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

The State Bank and Trust earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 9.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 51st percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.04 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 82nd percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.9kApplications2025
73.5%Originatedof applications
9.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$379MLoan volume17 states

The State Bank and Trust at a glance, 2025

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

8.2%Denial rate (all applications)-9.78 pts vs national
9.9%Denial rate (decided applications)-12.72 pts vs national
73.5%Origination rate+15.49 pts vs national
16.0%Withdrawn by applicant
0.9%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
-0.04Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.29 pts vs national
$195,000Median loan amount
$3,727Median total loan costs
$109kMedian applicant income
79%Median loan-to-value
0High-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%

51st9.9% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

82nd-0.04 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

50th16.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

68th1.91% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,4271,07110.3%11.9%6.88%$253M
20241,6211,2528.0%9.3%6.63%$341M
20251,8771,3808.2%9.9%6.50%$379M

What The State 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 1,054 56% · 3.7% denied
Refinance 325 17% · 10.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 101 5% · 10.9% denied
Home improvement 273 15% · 15.8% denied
Other / HELOC 124 7% · 21.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,791 95% · 8.2% denied
FHA 66 4% · 9.1% denied
VA 13 1% · 15.4% denied
USDA / RHS 7 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 510 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 17 manufactured homes, 185 investment properties.

Why The State Bank and Trust denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 154 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 71 46%
Credit history 43 28%
Collateral 17 11%
Incomplete application 14 9%
Insufficient cash 3 2%
Other 3 2%
Unverifiable information 2 1%
Employment history 1 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at The State Bank and Trust

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k19111823.6%
$50k – $100k62145510.3%
$100k – $150k3442628.7%
$150k – $250k3512784.1%
Over $250k2531995.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25104864.4%
25–344673627.4%
35–444463328.9%
45–5432022913.3%
55–6425417312.6%
65–741501119.5%
Over 7450387.1%

Where The State Bank and Trust lends

17 states and 119 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Ohio1,3831,0238.8%6.50%#67
Indiana3842874.7%6.63%#139
Kentucky53375.7%6.38%#263
Michigan362119.4%6.63%#369
Florida5220.0%6.94%#1,108

Frequently asked questions

The State Bank and Trust denied 9.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 51st percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason The State Bank and Trust gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 46.1% 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 State Bank and Trust originated in 2025 was 6.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.04 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 56% of its applications were for home purchases, 23% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 21% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 95% conventional, 4% 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 The State Bank and Trust. Data sources · Methodology