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V.i.p. Mortgage review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

V.i.p. Mortgage earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 3.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 87th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.25 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 51st percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

9.5kApplications2025
76.5%Originatedof applications
3.1%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$2.8BLoan volume43 states

V.i.p. Mortgage at a glance, 2025

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

2.4%Denial rate (all applications)-15.55 pts vs national
3.1%Denial rate (decided applications)-19.53 pts vs national
76.5%Origination rate+18.47 pts vs national
20.0%Withdrawn by applicant
0.6%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.25Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.01 pts vs national
$345,000Median loan amount
$7,908Median total loan costs
$119kMedian applicant income
90%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B 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%

87th3.1% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

51st0.25 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

32nd20.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

49th2.29% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20238,1556,3592.7%3.3%6.75%$2.4B
20248,9346,9892.3%2.9%6.63%$2.7B
20259,4757,2482.4%3.1%6.50%$2.8B

What V.i.p. Mortgage 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 7,980 84% · 2.2% denied
Refinance 881 9% · 1.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 593 6% · 6.2% denied
Other / HELOC 21 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 6,073 64% · 2.0% denied
FHA 2,388 25% · 4.0% denied
VA 939 10% · 1.4% denied
USDA / RHS 75 1% · 4.0% denied

Also: 118 home-equity lines, 118 reverse mortgages, 361 manufactured homes, 641 investment properties.

Why V.i.p. Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 230 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 69 30%
Collateral 63 27%
Credit history 29 13%
Unverifiable information 25 11%
Other 19 8%
Employment history 14 6%
Insufficient cash 11 5%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at V.i.p. Mortgage

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k5363796.7%
$50k – $100k2,9552,2614.0%
$100k – $150k2,5511,9922.4%
$150k – $250k2,1041,6141.8%
Over $250k1,1048462.2%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 254963873.0%
25–342,6672,1052.8%
35–442,4801,8873.1%
45–541,6171,1793.8%
55–641,2399443.0%
65–746705193.2%
Over 743062272.1%

Where V.i.p. Mortgage lends

43 states and 699 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Arizona2,9302,3212.5%6.62%#25
Texas1,5861,0802.7%6.25%#127
Colorado1,4261,1530.8%6.50%#42
Oklahoma3732642.4%6.49%#77
New Mexico3452720.9%6.75%#53
Nevada2862271.8%6.75%#79
Connecticut2782352.2%6.63%#82
Indiana2572180.4%6.50%#174
California2421692.9%6.63%#337
Pennsylvania2081651.9%6.63%#266
North Carolina1931394.2%6.63%#235
Tennessee1681304.2%6.49%#237
Washington123991.6%6.49%#222
Florida111638.1%6.50%#466
Hawaii89644.5%6.63%#65
Nebraska79652.5%6.75%#119
Wisconsin75586.7%6.50%#291
Michigan72564.2%6.50%#311
Iowa71595.6%6.50%#182
Virginia70477.1%6.25%#332
Oregon51345.9%6.43%#221
South Carolina45372.2%6.38%#358
Utah45330.0%6.63%#182
Illinois413012.2%6.63%#483
Montana40335.0%6.25%#108
Ohio36312.8%6.63%#445
Georgia34230.0%6.38%#500
North Dakota33270.0%6.38%#86
Minnesota25198.0%6.50%#370
Missouri16100.0%6.63%#456
New Jersey16110.0%6.13%#482
Arkansas1390.0%6.49%#319
Kansas13715.4%6.38%#336
Massachusetts1370.0%6.88%#445
Alabama12100.0%6.12%#456
Kentucky1280.0%6.69%#389
Maryland1280.0%6.50%#451
Idaho1080.0%6.31%#273
New Hampshire9622.2%6.88%#268
Louisiana850.0%6.63%#395

Frequently asked questions

V.i.p. Mortgage denied 3.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 87th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason V.i.p. Mortgage gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 30.0% 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 V.i.p. Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.25 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 84% of its applications were for home purchases, 16% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 64% conventional, 25% FHA, 10% 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 V.i.p. Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology