Mortgage lender · Lacey, WA · LEI 549300UBGGLZLZEY0M18

Twinstar review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Twinstar earns a D, weaker than most home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 33.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 22nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.26 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 40th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.2kApplications2025
55.0%Originatedof applications
33.6%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$214MLoan volume3 states

Twinstar at a glance, 2025

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

28.4%Denial rate (all applications)+10.46 pts vs national
33.6%Denial rate (decided applications)+11.01 pts vs national
55.0%Origination rate-3.06 pts vs national
9.0%Withdrawn by applicant
6.4%Closed for incompleteness
7.50%Median interest rate+0.88 pts vs national
0.26Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.01 pts vs national
$95,000Median loan amount
$3,851Median total loan costs
$102kMedian applicant income
62%Median loan-to-value
1High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

22nd33.6% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

40th0.26 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

34th15.4%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

28th4.05% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,6491,44431.1%36.3%7.49%$195M
20242,2761,18330.5%36.3%8.50%$221M
20252,2051,21228.4%33.6%7.50%$214M

What Twinstar 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 325 15% · 21.9% denied
Refinance 247 11% · 26.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 96 4% · 29.2% denied
Home improvement 856 39% · 26.6% denied
Other / HELOC 681 31% · 34.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,202 100% · 28.5% denied
VA 3 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 1,773 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 80 manufactured homes, 49 investment properties.

Why Twinstar denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 627 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Other 201 32%
Debt-to-income ratio 194 31%
Credit history 163 26%
Collateral 48 8%
Insufficient cash 10 2%
Unverifiable information 7 1%
Employment history 3 0%
Incomplete application 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Twinstar

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k2437462.8%
$50k – $100k77638840.8%
$100k – $150k57535922.8%
$150k – $250k41929317.3%
Over $250k1136528.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25321343.5%
25–3421511433.3%
35–4449126434.9%
45–5451528833.8%
55–6444024133.3%
65–7431718831.1%
Over 741658037.9%

Where Twinstar lends

3 states and 52 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Washington1,24569528.8%7.50%#54
Oregon95951728.0%7.50%#45

Frequently asked questions

Twinstar denied 33.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 22nd percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Twinstar gave in 2025 was "other", cited on 32.1% 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 Twinstar originated in 2025 was 7.50%, 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, 15% of its applications were for home purchases, 16% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 70% 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 Twinstar. Data sources · Methodology