Cardinal Financial Company, Li denied 12.0% of its 6,686 decisioned FHA applications in 2025 — rank #55 of the 100 largest FHA lenders, below the national rate of 21.7%. Source: complete CFPB HMDA 2025 federal record. Observed rates reflect applicant mix and channel as well as underwriting — not an endorsement or a warning.
Top cited reasons on denied files in 2025: debt-to-income (30.8%), credit history (18.8%), incomplete application (14.8%) (shares of all cited reasons; a denied file may cite several). Reason codes record outcomes, not causes — context: the reason fingerprint.
Median rate on originated FHA purchase loans in 2025: 6.375%; median spread vs APOR: 0.75 (3,994 originations). Odds and price for all 60 largest doors: rates vs denial.
| State | FHA apps | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|
| MS | 361 | 5.3% |
| IA | 150 | 8.0% |
Largest state markets (cells n≥100). State pages: the door map.
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