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Presidential Bank, FSB

Bank · #199 by purchase decisions in 2025 · Conventional 53% · FHA 25% · VA 21%. Above 50% DTI on fha files it approved 90% of 133.

FHA · above 50% DTI
90%

approved of 133 decisions. Across all bands and programs: 94% of 2,381.

Purchase decisions
2,382
Approved, all
94%
Lender type
Bank
States with 50+ decisions
8

Approval by DTI band

Each row is approved versus denied among files whose decision used that ratio. Read the 50–60% row against the ≤43% row: a gap is the signature of a wall at 50.

Conventional

DTI bandDecisionsApproved · deniedDenials citing DTI
≤43%899
97%
0%
44–45%113
94%
14%
46–49%233
95%
0%

FHA

DTI bandDecisionsApproved · deniedDenials citing DTI
≤43%245
95%
0%
44–45%63
92%
60%
46–49%150
94%
33%
50–60%133
90%
38%

VA

DTI bandDecisionsApproved · deniedDenials citing DTI
≤43%257
96%
9%
44–45%43
98%
0%
46–49%125
96%
0%
50–60%71
93%
40%

Rates and costs

Compared with the national market in the same LTV band and points-paid cell; 30-year fixed conforming purchase loans. Builder-owned lenders buy rates down as a sales incentive, which is paid for in the house price.

Conventional rate vs market
+14 bps
Conventional median, no points
6.75%
FHA rate vs market
+18 bps
FHA median, no points
6.5%
VA rate vs market
+28 bps
VA median, no points
6.5%
Conventional median loan costs
$6,625
FHA median loan costs
$12,375
VA median loan costs
$7,125
Why it says no: first-listed denial reason, 2025 WHY IT SAYS NO: FIRST-LISTED DENIAL REASON, 2025 Debt-to-income ratio Debt-to-income ratio: 34% approved of 40 34% Collateral Collateral: 27% approved of 32 27% Application incomplete Application incomplete: 17% approved of 20 17% Credit history Credit history: 8% approved of 9 8% Insufficient cash Insufficient cash: 6% approved of 7 6% Employment history Employment history: 4% approved of 5 4% Approval by loan-to-value band, all programs APPROVAL BY LOAN-TO-VALUE BAND, ALL PROGRAMS LTV ≤80% LTV ≤80%: 96% approved of 706 96% LTV 80–95% LTV 80–95%: 94% approved of 641 94% LTV >95% LTV >95%: 92% approved of 1,020 92%

Where it lends

Virginia (631), Georgia (565), Maryland (322), North Carolina (151), Florida (117), South Carolina (88), Tennessee (78), Alabama (61), New York (44), North Dakota (37).

Compare Presidential Bank, FSB with every lender in a state on the approvals, rates and fees pages.

Questions

Does Presidential Bank, FSB approve loans with a DTI over 50%?

On fha purchase files in 2025, Presidential Bank, FSB approved 90% of 133 applications with a DTI between 50 and 60 percent. The table on this page shows every band.

Are Presidential Bank, FSB's rates competitive?

In 2025 its closed conventional loans were priced 14 basis points above the market median after matching LTV band and points paid.

Why does Presidential Bank, FSB deny applications?

Its most common first-listed denial reason in 2025 was debt-to-income ratio (34% of denials), followed by collateral (27%).

Where does this come from?

Presidential Bank, FSB's own 2025 HMDA filing, as published by the CFPB. Purchase loans on site-built, one-unit, owner-occupied homes. Decisions, not policy: files screened out before a formal application never appear. Credit score is withheld from the public file.

Method

Approvals from the approvals dataset (originated vs. denied by DTI band). Rates: HMDA interest rate on 30-year fixed conforming purchase originations, compared cell by cell with the national market. Costs: Closing Disclosure total loan costs, binned to $250. Denial reasons: first reason listed on denied files. Lender type assigned from the name.

Corrections

Every figure traces to Presidential Bank, FSB’s own filing. If a number looks wrong, write to us and we will re-run it.