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United Shore Financial Services review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

United Shore Financial Services earns a B, better than most large mortgage lenders. It turned down 13.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 60th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.12 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 77th percentile on pricing. Compared against 101 large mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

577kApplications2025
73.2%Originatedof applications
13.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.38%Median ratenational 6.63%
$164BLoan volume51 states

United Shore Financial Services at a glance, 2025

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

12.1%Denial rate (all applications)-5.92 pts vs national
13.9%Denial rate (decided applications)-8.74 pts vs national
73.2%Origination rate+15.16 pts vs national
9.5%Withdrawn by applicant
3.5%Closed for incompleteness
6.38%Median interest rate-0.25 pts vs national
0.12Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.14 pts vs national
$335,000Median loan amount
$8,191Median total loan costs
$113kMedian applicant income
83%Median loan-to-value
0High-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%

60th13.9% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

77th0.12 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

79th13.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

55th2.45% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
2023393,116294,38711.5%13.2%6.63%$108B
2024491,645366,07811.8%13.4%6.50%$140B
2025576,710422,12012.1%13.9%6.38%$164B

What United Shore Financial Services 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 300,524 52% · 8.5% denied
Refinance 155,281 27% · 12.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 120,905 21% · 20.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 346,726 60% · 11.0% denied
FHA 131,807 23% · 18.2% denied
VA 96,813 17% · 7.4% denied
USDA / RHS 1,364 0% · 13.6% denied

Also: 23,144 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 15,774 manufactured homes, 47,866 investment properties.

Why United Shore Financial Services denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 69,523 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 25,932 37%
Collateral 21,342 31%
Insufficient cash 11,279 16%
Other 6,244 9%
Credit history 3,055 4%
Unverifiable information 1,406 2%
Employment history 179 0%
Incomplete application 85 0%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at United Shore Financial Services

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k52,09331,40628.4%
$50k – $100k164,449118,05716.0%
$100k – $150k127,43196,33912.0%
$150k – $250k111,66487,5669.3%
Over $250k58,65545,7659.1%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2522,60017,53811.7%
25–34137,849106,71310.9%
35–44155,918116,36212.9%
45–54111,83180,20315.4%
55–6480,18455,72716.5%
65–7446,80231,58517.0%
Over 7421,52613,99217.7%

Where United Shore Financial Services lends

51 states and 2,939 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California79,26157,28112.6%6.49%#1
Florida71,40549,89715.3%6.44%#1
Texas56,49142,28511.0%6.25%#1
Michigan29,33022,01511.7%6.60%#2
Arizona25,38319,32810.2%6.25%#1
Georgia23,78417,04712.6%6.25%#2
Colorado23,11118,1788.8%6.13%#1
North Carolina18,88413,67111.4%6.13%#3
Illinois15,64411,39713.0%6.50%#3
New York14,77711,15811.2%6.50%#3
Ohio14,62610,42513.1%6.45%#5
Virginia13,99410,13610.4%6.12%#3
Washington13,77010,46210.0%6.13%#3
Pennsylvania13,1789,33313.4%6.47%#4
Tennessee12,4588,99210.9%6.12%#2
Utah11,3258,9578.5%6.25%#3
New Jersey10,5527,08415.3%6.38%#7
Maryland9,3076,30616.0%6.13%#3
South Carolina9,2366,42912.8%6.13%#3
Minnesota8,6946,70310.6%6.38%#1
Indiana8,6596,30812.2%6.38%#4
Alabama7,6895,48212.0%6.13%#4
Nevada6,9135,21511.4%6.31%#1
Kentucky6,8715,2429.8%6.50%#3
Missouri6,7105,3388.0%6.55%#6
Oregon6,6004,91010.4%6.25%#3
Louisiana6,2644,51413.1%6.38%#2
Massachusetts5,8984,40412.8%6.50%#8
Wisconsin4,4213,25811.8%6.38%#10
Connecticut4,2393,08413.7%6.50%#4
Idaho3,9433,0369.1%6.12%#3
Oklahoma3,7352,49713.8%6.13%#8
New Mexico3,2512,29812.8%6.13%#3
Maine2,6752,0779.1%6.50%#2
Kansas2,5451,83811.4%6.38%#3
New Hampshire2,4881,9678.8%6.50%#4
Arkansas2,4561,69613.3%6.12%#9
Mississippi2,1091,43013.9%6.13%#13
Iowa1,9501,39111.5%6.13%#11
Montana1,8571,4149.2%6.25%#4
Hawaii1,7101,28111.1%6.13%#5
Nebraska1,5581,2118.2%6.37%#11
Delaware1,4081,01713.0%6.13%#6
Wyoming1,2811,0088.7%6.12%#2
West Virginia94967513.1%6.25%#13
North Dakota8817257.5%6.25%#3
Rhode Island78053118.0%6.38%#11
South Dakota5634269.4%6.13%#15
Alaska55139912.2%6.12%#6
District of Columbia32719817.4%6.37%#11
Vermont2191669.1%6.36%#21

Frequently asked questions

United Shore Financial Services denied 13.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 60th percentile of large mortgage lenders.

The most common reason United Shore Financial Services gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 37.3% 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 Shore Financial Services originated in 2025 was 6.38%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.12 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 52% of its applications were for home purchases, 48% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 60% conventional, 23% FHA, 17% 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 Shore Financial Services. Data sources · Methodology