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

United Bank earns a D, weaker than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 20.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 19th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

176Applications2025
69.9%Originatedof applications
20.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$40MLoan volume5 states

United Bank at a glance, 2025

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

18.2%Denial rate (all applications)+0.20 pts vs national
20.3%Denial rate (decided applications)-2.34 pts vs national
69.9%Origination rate+11.86 pts vs national
10.2%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$125,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$90kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D 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%

19th20.3% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

57th10.2%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231849630.4%35.9%$22M
20241438821.7%25.6%$17M
202517612318.2%20.3%$40M

What United 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 84 48% · 13.1% denied
Refinance 54 31% · 11.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 3% · 50.0% denied
Home improvement 18 10% · 44.4% denied
Other / HELOC 14 8% · 28.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 176 100% · 18.2% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 21 manufactured homes, 81 investment properties.

Who gets approved at United Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k25957.1%
$50k – $100k412031.3%
$100k – $150k221620.0%
$150k – $250k211615.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
45–54221620.0%
55–64261439.1%
65–74291625.0%

Where United Bank lends

5 states and 21 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Alabama15010318.7%#181
Florida181222.2%#784
Georgia550.0%#765

Frequently asked questions

United Bank denied 20.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 19th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

In 2025, 48% of its applications were for home purchases, 34% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 18% 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 United Bank. Data sources · Methodology