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Warsaw Federal Savings and Loan Association review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Warsaw Federal Savings and Loan Association earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 11.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 42nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.04 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 77th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

405Applications2025
70.1%Originatedof applications
11.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$80MLoan volume16 states

Warsaw Federal Savings and Loan Association at a glance, 2025

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

9.4%Denial rate (all applications)-8.60 pts vs national
11.7%Denial rate (decided applications)-10.90 pts vs national
70.1%Origination rate+12.09 pts vs national
18.0%Withdrawn by applicant
1.7%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.04Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.21 pts vs national
$225,000Median loan amount
$4,045Median total loan costs
$91kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

42nd11.7% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

77th0.04 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

20th19.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

55th1.80% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20234503492.9%3.6%6.60%$98M
20243572744.2%5.2%6.76%$86M
20254052849.4%11.7%6.50%$80M

What Warsaw Federal Savings and Loan Association 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 290 72% · 7.9% denied
Refinance 61 15% · 9.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 27 7% · 3.7% denied
Home improvement 16 4% · 43.8% denied
Other / HELOC 11 3% · 9.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 368 91% · 7.3% denied
FHA 32 8% · 31.3% denied
VA 5 1% · 20.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 3 manufactured homes, 45 investment properties.

Why Warsaw Federal Savings and Loan Association denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 38 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 18 47%
Credit history 8 21%
Insufficient cash 4 11%
Unverifiable information 3 8%
Other 3 8%
Incomplete application 1 3%
Collateral 1 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Warsaw Federal Savings and Loan Association

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k482333.3%
$50k – $100k17112113.5%
$100k – $150k62480.0%
$150k – $250k69497.6%
Over $250k53434.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25362510.7%
25–341311037.9%
35–44967010.3%
45–54594018.4%
55–64512817.1%
65–74261715.0%

Where Warsaw Federal Savings and Loan Association lends

16 states and 54 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Ohio3352319.3%6.50%#182
Kentucky24198.3%6.43%#336
Indiana10510.0%7.13%#545
Florida760.0%6.51%#1,030
Tennessee760.0%6.33%#671

Frequently asked questions

Warsaw Federal Savings and Loan Association denied 11.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 42nd percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Warsaw Federal Savings and Loan Association gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 47.4% 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 Warsaw Federal Savings and Loan Association originated in 2025 was 6.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.04 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 72% of its applications were for home purchases, 22% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 7% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 91% conventional, 8% FHA, 1% 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 Warsaw Federal Savings and Loan Association. Data sources · Methodology