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

Union Home Mortgage earns a B, better than most large mortgage lenders. It turned down 6.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 85th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.37 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 38th percentile on pricing. Compared against 101 large mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

51kApplications2025
74.1%Originatedof applications
6.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$11BLoan volume51 states

Union Home Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

5.4%Denial rate (all applications)-12.54 pts vs national
6.7%Denial rate (decided applications)-15.92 pts vs national
74.1%Origination rate+16.06 pts vs national
9.7%Withdrawn by applicant
8.9%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.37Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.12 pts vs national
$275,000Median loan amount
$6,886Median total loan costs
$105kMedian applicant income
88%Median loan-to-value
3High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 101 large mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

85th6.7% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

38th0.37 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

52nd18.5%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

53rd2.50% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202326,39520,0394.0%4.9%7.00%$5.2B
202436,50927,4405.4%6.5%6.88%$7.7B
202550,97337,7675.4%6.7%6.63%$11B

What Union Home 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 37,078 73% · 4.4% denied
Refinance 8,123 16% · 5.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 3,037 6% · 8.3% denied
Home improvement 1,155 2% · 14.3% denied
Other / HELOC 1,580 3% · 18.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 34,200 67% · 5.0% denied
FHA 11,188 22% · 6.6% denied
VA 4,615 9% · 4.9% denied
USDA / RHS 970 2% · 9.5% denied

Also: 2,579 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 2,130 manufactured homes, 2,115 investment properties.

Why Union Home Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 2,771 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 993 36%
Credit history 421 15%
Incomplete application 373 13%
Collateral 345 12%
Other 261 9%
Unverifiable information 175 6%
Insufficient cash 103 4%
Employment history 100 4%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Union Home Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k3,8042,52113.4%
$50k – $100k18,06713,5826.8%
$100k – $150k12,1139,3295.2%
$150k – $250k9,3587,2703.9%
Over $250k4,4243,2566.1%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 253,5482,6586.6%
25–3414,99111,5215.0%
35–4412,9889,6336.8%
45–548,8386,3717.8%
55–646,2764,5347.9%
65–743,1922,2688.0%
Over 741,1387828.2%

Where Union Home Mortgage lends

51 states and 1,957 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Ohio7,1145,3804.6%6.75%#11
Michigan5,3034,1184.3%6.75%#9
Texas4,6013,2385.9%6.38%#39
Florida3,5742,4957.9%6.50%#59
Indiana2,8562,2573.1%6.63%#24
North Carolina2,7662,1273.8%6.56%#36
Pennsylvania2,4001,9343.7%6.50%#45
Illinois2,2241,6555.9%6.63%#41
Tennessee1,8491,4044.8%6.38%#40
Kentucky1,4561,0696.7%6.50%#32
California1,4049427.1%6.13%#135
Alabama1,3461,0144.9%6.50%#38
Georgia1,3219217.4%6.50%#73
New Jersey1,1107735.0%6.50%#61
Virginia1,0007137.3%6.38%#75
Oregon9847224.2%6.50%#44
Arizona9596935.3%6.50%#74
Colorado9586934.6%6.38%#60
Wisconsin8016036.1%6.63%#64
South Carolina6864786.6%6.50%#80
Minnesota5334235.4%6.50%#79
Washington5083495.7%6.38%#100
Louisiana4823529.5%6.38%#58
Maryland4753209.7%6.50%#94
Connecticut4693565.1%6.63%#62
Kansas4132949.2%6.50%#62
Oklahoma4062825.9%6.63%#73
Mississippi3982997.5%6.25%#48
Missouri3642777.7%6.50%#121
Massachusetts3382419.5%6.25%#107
Montana2451834.5%6.50%#40
New Mexico2011295.5%6.50%#77
Arkansas19613812.8%6.38%#112
Nebraska1881503.2%6.50%#79
Utah1741162.3%6.13%#109
Idaho1601125.0%6.44%#95
West Virginia1581157.0%6.38%#73
Nevada121769.9%6.38%#133
Delaware109903.7%6.63%#79
Wyoming87695.8%6.38%#58
Iowa66409.1%6.31%#190
New Hampshire52405.8%6.38%#123
North Dakota312212.9%6.00%#89
South Dakota25190.0%6.13%#96
Alaska19145.3%6.31%#84
Rhode Island18155.6%6.38%#153
District of Columbia14117.1%6.63%#157
Maine750.0%6.25%#248

Frequently asked questions

Union Home Mortgage denied 6.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 85th percentile of large mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Union Home Mortgage gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 35.8% 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 Union Home Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.37 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 73% of its applications were for home purchases, 22% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 5% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 67% conventional, 22% FHA, 9% 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 Union Home Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology