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

United Trust Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 16.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 31st percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.47 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 23rd percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.3kApplications2025
79.1%Originatedof applications
16.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$300MLoan volume45 states

United Trust Bank at a glance, 2025

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

15.7%Denial rate (all applications)-2.28 pts vs national
16.3%Denial rate (decided applications)-6.28 pts vs national
79.1%Origination rate+21.11 pts vs national
3.7%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.47Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.21 pts vs national
$245,000Median loan amount
$11,105Median total loan costs
$81kMedian applicant income
89%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%

31st16.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

23rd0.47 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

96th3.7%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

6th4.53% of loan

Trend, 2024–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202429024113.1%13.6%6.75%$81M
20251,26199815.7%16.3%6.50%$300M

What United Trust 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 250 20% · 6.8% denied
Refinance 50 4% · 10.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 961 76% · 18.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 240 19% · 7.5% denied
FHA 268 21% · 19.0% denied
VA 753 60% · 17.1% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 20 manufactured homes, 12 investment properties.

Why United Trust Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 198 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Collateral 113 57%
Incomplete application 35 18%
Credit history 20 10%
Debt-to-income ratio 16 8%
Other 5 3%
Unverifiable information 4 2%
Insufficient cash 4 2%
Employment history 1 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at United Trust Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k20715422.7%
$50k – $100k59246917.4%
$100k – $150k22718314.7%
$150k – $250k13310612.3%
Over $250k63525.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25201515.0%
25–341199810.0%
35–4417915112.6%
45–5418614617.3%
55–6426820718.6%
65–7427922516.6%
Over 7421015618.8%

Where United Trust Bank lends

45 states and 548 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Georgia1621248.6%6.38%#270
Ohio13911613.0%6.63%#284
Pennsylvania917416.5%6.63%#386
Florida876126.4%6.50%#508
North Carolina614813.1%6.50%#376
Indiana605011.7%6.50%#333
Tennessee584913.8%6.50%#388
Illinois534217.0%6.50%#450
Virginia423711.9%6.50%#395
Michigan35325.7%6.50%#370
Missouri352714.3%6.50%#387
Arizona302513.3%6.50%#378
Alabama292417.2%6.56%#362
New York292413.8%6.19%#384
Oklahoma241529.2%6.50%#321
Texas241625.0%6.63%#834
Wisconsin242112.5%6.75%#399
Louisiana221527.3%6.50%#307
Kentucky191321.1%6.50%#359
Maryland181138.9%6.50%#417
Mississippi181416.7%6.56%#247
Iowa171023.5%6.50%#311
Connecticut151220.0%6.44%#337
Arkansas141114.3%6.50%#314
Colorado14137.1%6.38%#462
Massachusetts141121.4%6.63%#438
Utah141114.3%6.75%#262
Nevada131023.1%6.63%#300
Minnesota1199.1%6.13%#448
New Jersey11110.0%6.50%#527
West Virginia11109.1%6.50%#246
Washington10910.0%6.50%#459
Delaware9633.3%6.75%#250
Wyoming770.0%6.63%#170
Maine6433.3%6.56%#268
Oregon6350.0%6.99%#423
Rhode Island660.0%6.38%#230
California550.0%6.38%#811
New Hampshire5420.0%6.06%#319

Frequently asked questions

United Trust Bank denied 16.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 31st percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason United Trust Bank gave in 2025 was "collateral", cited on 57.1% 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 Trust Bank originated in 2025 was 6.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.47 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 20% of its applications were for home purchases, 80% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 19% conventional, 21% FHA, 60% 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 Trust Bank. Data sources · Methodology