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

Umpqua Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 28.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 39th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 1.15 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 6th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

8.1kApplications2025
59.7%Originatedof applications
28.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$1.7BLoan volume11 states

Umpqua Bank at a glance, 2025

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

24.5%Denial rate (all applications)+6.50 pts vs national
28.5%Denial rate (decided applications)+5.87 pts vs national
59.7%Origination rate+1.66 pts vs national
8.3%Withdrawn by applicant
5.8%Closed for incompleteness
7.75%Median interest rate+1.13 pts vs national
1.15Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.90 pts vs national
$225,000Median loan amount
$5,807Median total loan costs
$124kMedian applicant income
68%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

39th28.5% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

6th1.15 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

43rd14.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

66th2.58% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20238,1435,35919.3%21.8%8.50%$1.6B
20247,9934,98920.2%23.6%8.75%$1.7B
20258,1144,84324.5%28.5%7.75%$1.7B

What Umpqua 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 2,511 31% · 7.1% denied
Refinance 1,631 20% · 29.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 390 5% · 8.7% denied
Home improvement 2,199 27% · 35.5% denied
Other / HELOC 1,383 17% · 37.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 7,771 96% · 25.1% denied
FHA 197 2% · 13.2% denied
VA 136 2% · 7.4% denied
USDA / RHS 10 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 4,912 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 610 manufactured homes, 464 investment properties.

Why Umpqua Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 1,986 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 964 49%
Credit history 602 30%
Collateral 295 15%
Other 63 3%
Unverifiable information 40 2%
Employment history 11 1%
Insufficient cash 8 0%
Incomplete application 3 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Umpqua Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k76724660.8%
$50k – $100k2,2261,24333.4%
$100k – $150k1,6661,01926.5%
$150k – $250k1,6191,07521.3%
Over $250k1,5291,04816.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2517011310.9%
25–3494060223.0%
35–441,56696427.5%
45–541,66495331.7%
55–641,57390930.0%
65–741,33978330.0%
Over 7478345129.4%

Where Umpqua Bank lends

11 states and 184 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Oregon3,1551,93923.0%7.50%#6
Washington3,0411,84624.7%7.90%#26
California1,28570327.9%8.00%#145
Idaho47225824.8%8.00%#48
Arizona674620.9%7.25%#280
Nevada563514.3%7.50%#195
Colorado17835.3%6.81%#433
Utah10530.0%7.50%#292
Hawaii6133.3%6.75%#180

Frequently asked questions

Umpqua Bank denied 28.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 39th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Umpqua Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 48.5% 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 Umpqua Bank originated in 2025 was 7.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 1.15 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 31% of its applications were for home purchases, 25% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 44% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 96% conventional, 2% FHA, 2% 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 Umpqua Bank. Data sources · Methodology