Mortgage lender · Lakeville, MN · LEI 5493007VDBJSG0E0S678

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

Tradition Mortgage earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 0.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 99th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.20 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 61st percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.2kApplications2025
99.1%Originatedof applications
0.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$490MLoan volume6 states

Tradition Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

0.2%Denial rate (all applications)-17.82 pts vs national
0.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-22.43 pts vs national
99.1%Origination rate+41.07 pts vs national
0.7%Withdrawn by applicant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
$365,000Median loan amount
$4,730Median total loan costs
$155kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A 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%

99th0.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

61st0.20 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

99th0.7%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

86th1.30% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20239568800.3%0.3%6.63%$326M
20241,1591,0550.8%0.9%6.63%$410M
20251,2291,2180.2%0.2%6.63%$490M

What Tradition Mortgage 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 985 80% · 0.2% denied
Refinance 165 13% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 73 6% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 6 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,147 93% · 0.2% denied
FHA 42 3% · 0.0% denied
VA 40 3% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 5 manufactured homes, 38 investment properties.

Why Tradition Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 2 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 1 50%
Collateral 1 50%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Tradition Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k2912860.0%
$100k – $150k2772760.0%
$150k – $250k3623610.0%
Over $250k2802770.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2559560.0%
25–344034020.0%
35–443113080.3%
45–542092060.5%
55–641431420.0%
65–7482820.0%
Over 7422220.0%

Where Tradition Mortgage lends

6 states and 82 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Minnesota1,1121,1020.2%6.63%#38
Wisconsin87860.0%6.56%#270
Arizona16160.0%6.99%#442
Florida880.0%6.75%#980

Frequently asked questions

Tradition Mortgage denied 0.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 99th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Tradition Mortgage gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 50.0% 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 Tradition Mortgage 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, 80% of its applications were for home purchases, 19% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 93% conventional, 3% FHA, 3% 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 Tradition Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology