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

United Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 20.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 22nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.18 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 64th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

4.5kApplications2025
68.1%Originatedof applications
20.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$1.5BLoan volume19 states

United Bank at a glance, 2025

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

17.5%Denial rate (all applications)-0.44 pts vs national
20.3%Denial rate (decided applications)-2.31 pts vs national
68.1%Origination rate+10.04 pts vs national
11.7%Withdrawn by applicant
1.9%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.18Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.07 pts vs national
$255,000Median loan amount
$5,020Median total loan costs
$120kMedian applicant income
76%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

22nd20.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

64th0.18 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

66th13.5%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

65th1.97% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,7111,71326.7%29.4%8.25%$734M
20245,0933,53516.0%18.5%6.75%$1.4B
20254,5453,09417.5%20.3%6.63%$1.5B

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 2,422 53% · 7.4% denied
Refinance 925 20% · 17.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 131 3% · 13.7% denied
Home improvement 786 17% · 40.0% denied
Other / HELOC 281 6% · 45.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,203 92% · 18.1% denied
FHA 221 5% · 13.1% denied
VA 86 2% · 7.0% denied
USDA / RHS 35 1% · 8.6% denied

Also: 1,533 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 71 manufactured homes, 516 investment properties.

Why United Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 797 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 316 40%
Debt-to-income ratio 299 38%
Collateral 119 15%
Other 29 4%
Employment history 14 2%
Unverifiable information 12 2%
Insufficient cash 6 1%
Incomplete application 2 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

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 $50k38817944.5%
$50k – $100k1,21277524.9%
$100k – $150k88261517.9%
$150k – $250k85362015.0%
Over $250k72853013.9%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 251591189.2%
25–3485362212.9%
35–4482857320.1%
45–5474848523.8%
55–6477445430.4%
65–7453134723.4%
Over 7430118927.9%

Where United Bank lends

19 states and 309 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Virginia1,9441,37415.8%6.49%#43
North Carolina62241919.9%7.00%#120
West Virginia54033222.8%6.90%#22
Maryland45731814.7%6.15%#98
South Carolina33422021.0%7.00%#129
Georgia31219718.3%6.75%#196
District of Columbia14711010.2%5.99%#36
Pennsylvania1157722.6%7.15%#358
Ohio251416.0%6.50%#493
Florida22164.6%6.25%#745
Delaware770.0%5.99%#271
Texas5220.0%5.69%#1,096

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 22nd percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason United Bank gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 39.6% 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 United Bank originated in 2025 was 6.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.18 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 53% of its applications were for home purchases, 23% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 23% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 92% conventional, 5% 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 United Bank. Data sources · Methodology