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USAA Federal Savings Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

USAA Federal Savings Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of large mortgage lenders. It turned down 37.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 19th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.18 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 91st percentile on pricing. Compared against 101 large mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

27kApplications2025
43.9%Originatedof applications
37.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.38%Median ratenational 6.63%
$4.1BLoan volume51 states

USAA Federal Savings Bank at a glance, 2025

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

26.4%Denial rate (all applications)+8.45 pts vs national
37.2%Denial rate (decided applications)+14.65 pts vs national
43.9%Origination rate-14.13 pts vs national
28.8%Withdrawn by applicant
0.3%Closed for incompleteness
6.38%Median interest rate-0.25 pts vs national
-0.18Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.43 pts vs national
$315,000Median loan amount
$5,468Median total loan costs
$128kMedian applicant income
90%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

19th37.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

91st-0.18 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

26th29.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

88th1.74% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202325,04112,14620.6%29.6%6.25%$4.0B
202428,01113,20523.5%33.0%6.50%$4.6B
202526,63511,69326.4%37.2%6.38%$4.1B

What USAA Federal Savings 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 21,865 82% · 24.1% denied
Refinance 1,612 6% · 34.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 2,566 10% · 37.5% denied
Home improvement 362 1% · 42.8% denied
Other / HELOC 230 1% · 43.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 10,583 40% · 30.7% denied
VA 16,052 60% · 23.6% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 232 manufactured homes, 974 investment properties.

Why USAA Federal Savings Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 7,039 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Incomplete application 3,022 43%
Debt-to-income ratio 1,656 24%
Credit history 549 8%
Collateral 544 8%
Other 522 7%
Insufficient cash 457 6%
Unverifiable information 289 4%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at USAA Federal Savings Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1,38833869.1%
$50k – $100k6,8753,09237.6%
$100k – $150k6,9233,33431.3%
$150k – $250k6,7973,24329.5%
Over $250k3,1511,17441.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2571530740.4%
25–345,4672,31738.5%
35–447,5323,28537.2%
45–545,8272,63736.1%
55–644,2111,88736.8%
65–741,98288836.0%
Over 7490137240.1%

Where USAA Federal Savings Bank lends

51 states and 2,397 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Texas2,7741,10127.6%6.38%#69
Florida2,01682527.3%6.38%#93
North Carolina1,46568125.6%6.38%#64
Georgia1,27956226.0%6.25%#75
Virginia1,16848825.7%6.25%#64
California92131832.9%6.25%#183
Tennessee85940721.9%6.25%#76
Ohio83639725.1%6.25%#100
South Carolina81333226.6%6.31%#71
Pennsylvania76934826.4%6.50%#117
Alabama70730629.0%6.25%#65
Missouri69134021.6%6.25%#72
Illinois67832325.1%6.38%#105
New York65325233.7%6.63%#115
Washington63829724.8%6.13%#85
Michigan62629123.0%6.38%#110
Oklahoma62429323.9%6.25%#52
Colorado58422128.8%6.25%#97
Arizona57525727.1%6.38%#104
Indiana55029722.4%6.38%#108
Maryland52719931.7%6.38%#84
Louisiana43717030.0%6.38%#64
Kentucky43321025.2%6.44%#87
Arkansas42520724.7%6.38%#62
Minnesota40919424.0%6.38%#92
Kansas40620221.9%6.38%#63
New Mexico38419222.9%6.38%#48
Wisconsin37818922.8%6.13%#100
New Jersey33513134.3%6.50%#152
Oregon33115327.8%6.38%#84
Mississippi31613731.7%6.38%#65
Nevada28913620.4%6.25%#78
Massachusetts28012925.4%6.25%#125
Maine2069623.3%6.31%#69
Connecticut2038726.1%6.50%#98
Iowa20310228.1%6.25%#99
Nebraska2019622.4%6.25%#73
West Virginia2009123.5%6.38%#59
Montana1938926.9%6.38%#49
Alaska1888928.7%6.13%#25
Idaho1806627.8%6.38%#89
Utah1456326.2%6.25%#116
New Hampshire1376521.9%6.38%#72
Delaware1044429.8%6.50%#81
Wyoming933925.8%6.13%#56
Vermont834134.9%6.38%#50
North Dakota814121.0%6.13%#56
South Dakota813627.2%6.50%#60
Rhode Island663024.2%6.19%#82
Hawaii502032.0%6.25%#89
District of Columbia451333.3%6.25%#78

Frequently asked questions

USAA Federal Savings Bank denied 37.2% 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 large mortgage lenders.

The most common reason USAA Federal Savings Bank gave in 2025 was "incomplete application", cited on 42.9% 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 USAA Federal Savings Bank originated in 2025 was 6.38%, 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, 82% of its applications were for home purchases, 16% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 2% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 40% conventional, 0% 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 USAA Federal Savings Bank. Data sources · Methodology