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Better Mortgage Corporation
HMDA reporter, headquartered in New York, New York. Record for calendar year 2024.
HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws. The data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations for loan approval and loan pricing decisions. Figures are from the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register; cells under 25 applications are withheld.
Better Mortgage Corporation reported 15,644 mortgage applications under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act for 2024 in 47 states, of which 5,450 became loans it originated, for $2.2bn in total.
Its denial rate, the share of decided applications the lender denied, was 27.1%, above the national rate of 24.3% and close to the Texas rate of 26.0%. 4,066 applications were withdrawn by the applicant and 3,959 files were closed for incompleteness; those are not counted in the denial rate.
The median rate spread on its originated loans, the difference between the loan's APR and the average prime offer rate, was -0.0 percentage points (national median 0.3); 8.8% of its originations had a spread of 1.5 points or more.
By loan purpose the originations were mostly home purchase (77%) and other purpose (9%); by loan type, conventional (92%) and FHA (7%).
The largest volumes were in Texas (593 originations), Florida (481 originations) and California (500 originations).
Applications were up 23% on 2023.
VA lender statistics list 42 VA-guaranteed loans for the lender in August 2026.
Compared with Texas and the nation
| Measure | This lender | Texas, all lenders | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate (denied ÷ decided applications) | 27.1% | 26.0% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, percentage points | -0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 8.8% | 11.8% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $401k | $350k | $329k |
| Home purchase share of originations | 76.9% | 72.8% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share of originations | 7.5% | 19.8% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share of originations | 0.8% | 10.4% | 7.9% |
| Applications withdrawn by applicant | 26.0% | 15.5% | 14.3% |
Texas is the lender's largest state by applications. State and national columns cover every HMDA reporter. Rate spread is reported on originated loans only.
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lenderTexasUnited States
| Year | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate | Median spread | LAR records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | 20,288 |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | 29,515 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | 107,843 |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | 242,544 |
| 2022 | 44,750 | 21,063 | $7.9bn | 12.5% | 0.1 | 44,750 |
| 2023 | 12,753 | 5,198 | $2.0bn | 13.7% | -0.1 | 12,753 |
| 2024 | 15,644 | 5,450 | $2.2bn | 27.1% | -0.0 | 18,219 |
Applications, originations and rates are computed from the public LAR for 2022, 2023, 2024; LAR record counts come from each year's transmittal sheet.
Loan purpose and loan type
By purpose
Home purchase 77% (4,192)Refinancing 8% (451)Cash-out refinancing 6% (317)Other purpose 9% (490)
By type
Conventional 92% (4,999)FHA 7% (407)VA 1% (44)
| Loan type | Applications | Originations | Denied | Denial rate (of applications) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional | 13,284 | 4,999 | 1,472 | 11.1% |
| FHA-insured | 2,212 | 407 | 566 | 25.6% |
| VA-guaranteed | 148 | 44 | 28 | 18.9% |
| USDA Rural Housing Service or Farm Service Agency guaranteed | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Shares are of originated loans. The per-type denial rate here divides denials by all applications of that type, because decided counts are not kept per type.
Action taken
| HMDA action taken | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Loan originated | 5,450 | 29.9% |
| 2 Application approved but not accepted | 103 | 0.6% |
| 3 Application denied | 2,066 | 11.3% |
| 4 Application withdrawn by applicant | 4,066 | 22.3% |
| 5 File closed for incompleteness | 3,959 | 21.7% |
| 6 Purchased loan | 2,575 | 14.1% |
| 7 Preapproval request denied | 0 | 0.0% |
| 8 Preapproval request approved but not accepted | 0 | 0.0% |
Codes and labels are the HMDA action-taken codes. Applications are codes 1–5; the denial rate divides code 3 by codes 1–3.
Denial reasons as coded
Share of the lender's 2,066 denials by the first denial reason it coded (outlined bar: all lenders nationally). Lenders may record up to four reasons; only the first is counted here.
States
| State | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate | Median spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 1,702 | 593 | $228m | 24.4% | -0.1 |
| Florida | 1,459 | 481 | $195m | 33.2% | -0.0 |
| California | 1,433 | 500 | $263m | 28.2% | -0.0 |
| North Carolina | 857 | 312 | $118m | 19.8% | 0.0 |
| Georgia | 807 | 280 | $115m | 30.5% | -0.0 |
| New Jersey | 758 | 235 | $113m | 25.0% | -0.1 |
| Illinois | 585 | 191 | $70m | 28.9% | 0.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 576 | 196 | $63m | 29.4% | 0.0 |
| Washington | 546 | 193 | $104m | 21.4% | -0.1 |
| New York | 533 | 172 | $84m | 24.6% | -0.1 |
| Virginia | 443 | 146 | $60m | 30.8% | -0.1 |
| Ohio | 427 | 163 | $41m | 25.2% | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | 370 | 135 | $52m | 26.3% | -0.0 |
| Arizona | 345 | 141 | $55m | 17.4% | -0.0 |
| Michigan | 338 | 122 | $35m | 33.5% | 0.1 |
| Colorado | 331 | 123 | $53m | 19.4% | 0.0 |
| Maryland | 331 | 107 | $45m | 31.0% | -0.0 |
| Massachusetts | 265 | 80 | $38m | 27.9% | -0.0 |
| South Carolina | 251 | 81 | $29m | 28.8% | 0.0 |
| Oregon | 240 | 102 | $48m | 21.5% | -0.1 |
| Connecticut | 237 | 90 | $35m | 32.4% | -0.1 |
| Indiana | 237 | 80 | $23m | 33.9% | -0.0 |
| Missouri | 202 | 82 | $25m | 27.2% | -0.1 |
| Nevada | 180 | 65 | $24m | 22.6% | 0.1 |
| Oklahoma | 171 | 64 | $19m | 26.1% | 0.0 |
| Alabama | 164 | 50 | $14m | 34.6% | 0.2 |
| Arkansas | 156 | 48 | $14m | 33.8% | -0.0 |
| Minnesota | 142 | 48 | $17m | 32.4% | -0.1 |
| Kentucky | 133 | 54 | $18m | 23.9% | 0.2 |
| Wisconsin | 130 | 47 | $13m | 22.2% | -0.2 |
| New Mexico | 121 | 46 | $16m | 25.8% | 0.1 |
| Delaware | 115 | 36 | $14m | 30.2% | 0.1 |
| Utah | 113 | 50 | $22m | 10.5% | -0.2 |
| Louisiana | 109 | 30 | $10m | 35.4% | 0.2 |
| Idaho | 81 | 37 | $16m | 25.5% | -0.2 |
| Mississippi | 81 | 23 | $5.0m | 35.1% | — |
| Kansas | 77 | 31 | $8.9m | 22.5% | 0.1 |
| Maine | 71 | 20 | $6.9m | 39.4% | — |
| New Hampshire | 65 | 31 | $13m | 11.1% | -0.1 |
| District of Columbia | 65 | 25 | $13m | 13.8% | — |
| West Virginia | 61 | 19 | $4.8m | 23.1% | — |
| Montana | 51 | 19 | $8.4m | 29.6% | — |
| Nebraska | 49 | 23 | $7.1m | 23.3% | — |
| Rhode Island | 42 | 18 | $6.4m | — | — |
| Iowa | 39 | 8 | $2.0m | — | — |
| Hawaii | 39 | 10 | $6.4m | — | — |
| Vermont | 36 | 11 | $3.8m | — | — |
States with at least 25 applications. States with 100 or more link to the lender's page for that state.
Counties
| County | State | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris County | TX | 290 | 119 | $45m | 22.1% |
| Maricopa County | AZ | 237 | 97 | $42m | 15.7% |
| King County | WA | 245 | 86 | $52m | 23.7% |
| Cook County | IL | 278 | 81 | $32m | 30.2% |
| Los Angeles County | CA | 234 | 70 | $38m | 37.2% |
| Wake County | NC | 204 | 65 | $29m | 17.7% |
| Collin County | TX | 219 | 62 | $29m | 17.1% |
| Broward County | FL | 174 | 58 | $31m | 36.2% |
| Miami-Dade County | FL | 184 | 56 | $28m | 39.6% |
| Mecklenburg County | NC | 154 | 53 | $23m | 14.3% |
| Dallas County | TX | 143 | 53 | $22m | 30.8% |
| Clark County | NV | 126 | 52 | $20m | 17.5% |
| Travis County | TX | 148 | 51 | $23m | 11.7% |
| Denton County | TX | 127 | 49 | $22m | 13.8% |
| Fulton County | GA | 118 | 43 | $21m | 31.7% |
| Tarrant County | TX | 110 | 43 | $16m | 25.9% |
| Gwinnett County | GA | 107 | 41 | $16m | 25.0% |
| Cobb County | GA | 101 | 41 | $16m | 19.2% |
| San Diego County | CA | 120 | 40 | $23m | 34.9% |
| Middlesex County | NJ | 105 | 40 | $19m | 16.0% |
| Orange County | FL | 99 | 40 | $15m | 22.2% |
| Bergen County | NJ | 111 | 39 | $21m | 14.9% |
| Contra Costa County | CA | 99 | 38 | $19m | 20.8% |
| San Bernardino County | CA | 87 | 36 | $15m | 23.4% |
| Montgomery County | MD | 79 | 36 | $17m | 14.3% |
| Palm Beach County | FL | 96 | 35 | $13m | 32.1% |
| Allegheny County | PA | 88 | 35 | $12m | 25.0% |
| Santa Clara County | CA | 95 | 33 | $23m | 19.5% |
| Franklin County | OH | 69 | 33 | $8.5m | 20.9% |
| Riverside County | CA | 97 | 32 | $13m | 27.1% |
Up to 30 counties with at least 50 applications, by originations.
VA-guaranteed loans by month
All VA loansPurchase
| Month | All | Purchase | Cash-out | IRRRL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 42 | 30 | 9 | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 47 | 33 | 10 | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 51 | 37 | 6 | 8 |
| May 2026 | 67 | 41 | 11 | 15 |
| Apr 2026 | 90 | 42 | 15 | 33 |
| Mar 2026 | 75 | 40 | 11 | 24 |
| Feb 2026 | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 48 | 30 | 8 | 10 |
| Dec 2025 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | 31 | 25 | 2 | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | 33 | 25 | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 2025 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
Fiscal-year totals (VA): FY2024 10,524,806 · FY2025 88,810,754. Matched to the VA lender name "BETTER MORTGAGE CORPORATION"; VA counts loans by guarantee date, HMDA by application year, so the two series differ.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did Better Mortgage Corporation originate in 2024?
5,450 loans totalling $2.2bn, from 15,644 applications reported under HMDA. It also purchased 2,575 loans from other institutions, which are counted separately.
What is Better Mortgage Corporation's denial rate and how does it compare?
27.1% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 24.3% nationally and 26.0% in Texas. HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws; the data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations.
Which counties does Better Mortgage Corporation lend in most?
By originations: Harris County, TX (119), Maricopa County, AZ (97), King County, WA (86), Cook County, IL (81) and Los Angeles County, CA (70).
What loan types does Better Mortgage Corporation make?
Conventional 4,999, FHA 407, VA 44 and USDA 0 originations in 2024; by purpose, home purchase 4,192, home improvement 0, refinancing 451, cash-out refinancing 317 and other purpose 490.
What reasons did Better Mortgage Corporation report for denials?
The first denial reason recorded most often was debt-to-income ratio (776), credit application incomplete (355) and credit history (273), as coded by the lender in its HMDA filing.
Where does this data come from?
From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register published by the FFIEC and CFPB, with the lender's name from its HMDA transmittal sheet and VA loan volume from the Department of Veterans Affairs lender statistics. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.
Provenance
Source: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act public loan/application register for 2024 (trend years 2022, 2023, 2024) and transmittal sheets 2018–2024, published by the FFIEC and CFPB at ffiec.cfpb.gov, public domain; VA lender statistics from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Lender identity is the LEI and name on its transmittal sheet. This site was built 30 Sep 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. Data through 1 Aug 2026.