Mortgage lender · Rochester, MN · LEI 254900B9B6TYYGLOXT47

Think Mutual Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Think Mutual Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 12.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 40th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.26 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 51st percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.1kApplications2025
73.9%Originatedof applications
12.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.69%Median ratenational 6.63%
$194MLoan volume11 states

Think Mutual Bank at a glance, 2025

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

10.4%Denial rate (all applications)-7.58 pts vs national
12.3%Denial rate (decided applications)-10.34 pts vs national
73.9%Origination rate+15.87 pts vs national
14.4%Withdrawn by applicant
0.6%Closed for incompleteness
6.69%Median interest rate+0.07 pts vs national
0.26Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.01 pts vs national
$105,000Median loan amount
$3,576Median total loan costs
$130kMedian applicant income
71%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

40th12.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

51st0.26 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

35th15.1%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

13th3.41% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,04575613.1%14.0%6.88%$166M
20241,07878712.1%14.2%6.89%$177M
20251,11582410.4%12.3%6.69%$194M

What Think Mutual 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 394 35% · 2.8% denied
Refinance 164 15% · 8.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 44 4% · 11.4% denied
Home improvement 313 28% · 16.3% denied
Other / HELOC 200 18% · 17.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,115 100% · 10.4% denied

Also: 220 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 2 manufactured homes, 15 investment properties.

Why Think Mutual Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 116 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 70 60%
Credit history 24 21%
Collateral 10 9%
Incomplete application 8 7%
Other 4 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Think Mutual Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k562743.8%
$50k – $100k32121517.3%
$100k – $150k2531879.2%
$150k – $250k2762216.7%
Over $250k1941695.6%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25251417.7%
25–341841309.0%
35–4430122912.5%
45–5425118513.8%
55–6419614513.6%
65–741158810.2%
Over 74382812.5%

Where Think Mutual Bank lends

11 states and 96 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Minnesota9957439.4%6.69%#45
Wisconsin402912.5%6.50%#358
Illinois341935.3%6.69%#519
Missouri15106.7%6.69%#467
Florida860.0%6.25%#975
Kansas6516.7%6.69%#388
Arizona5420.0%6.63%#601

Frequently asked questions

Think Mutual Bank denied 12.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 40th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Think Mutual Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 60.3% 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 Think Mutual Bank originated in 2025 was 6.69%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.26 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 35% of its applications were for home purchases, 19% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 46% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% 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 Think Mutual Bank. Data sources · Methodology