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Lenders Turned Down Fewer Borrowers in 2025
June 3, 2026
James Dohnert
Among purchase-mortgage applications received last year, lenders denied 7.79% of conventional mortgage applications, 8.10% of VA loan applications and 12.70% of FHA loan applications.
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