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Sierra Pacific Mortgage Co. Inc

Independent mortgage co. · #89 by purchase decisions in 2025 · Conventional 69% · FHA 27%. Above 50% DTI on conventional files it approved 52% of 64.

Conventional · above 50% DTI
52%

approved of 64 decisions. Across all bands and programs: 92% of 5,305.

Purchase decisions
5,530
Approved, all
92%
Lender type
Independent mortgage co.
States with 50+ decisions
21

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%2,267
96%
2%
44–45%400
94%
5%
46–49%1,068
93%
10%
50–60%64
52%
48%

FHA

DTI bandDecisionsApproved · deniedDenials citing DTI
≤43%526
91%
0%
44–45%211
94%
15%
46–49%349
92%
4%
50–60%372
88%
44%

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
+9 bps
Conventional median, no points
6.625%
FHA rate vs market
+12 bps
FHA median, no points
6.5%
VA rate vs market
+21 bps
VA median, no points
6.5%
Conventional median loan costs
$7,625
FHA median loan costs
$14,625
VA median loan costs
$7,625
Why it says no: first-listed denial reason, 2025 WHY IT SAYS NO: FIRST-LISTED DENIAL REASON, 2025 Employment history Employment history: 22% approved of 88 22% Debt-to-income ratio Debt-to-income ratio: 18% approved of 73 18% Insufficient cash Insufficient cash: 18% approved of 70 18% Collateral Collateral: 14% approved of 57 14% Unverifiable information Unverifiable information: 12% approved of 46 12% Credit history Credit history: 6% approved of 26 6% Approval by loan-to-value band, all programs APPROVAL BY LOAN-TO-VALUE BAND, ALL PROGRAMS LTV ≤80% LTV ≤80%: 95% approved of 1,804 95% LTV 80–95% LTV 80–95%: 94% approved of 1,491 94% LTV >95% LTV >95%: 90% approved of 2,187 90%

Where it lends

California (1,784), Texas (446), Kansas (316), Oregon (301), Florida (256), Colorado (201), Tennessee (201), Arizona (192), Maryland (176), Virginia (174).

Compare Sierra Pacific Mortgage Co. Inc with every lender in a state on the approvals, rates and fees pages.

Questions

Does Sierra Pacific Mortgage Co. Inc approve loans with a DTI over 50%?

On conventional purchase files in 2025, Sierra Pacific Mortgage Co. Inc approved 52% of 64 applications with a DTI between 50 and 60 percent. The table on this page shows every band.

Are Sierra Pacific Mortgage Co. Inc's rates competitive?

In 2025 its closed conventional loans were priced 9 basis points above the market median after matching LTV band and points paid.

Why does Sierra Pacific Mortgage Co. Inc deny applications?

Its most common first-listed denial reason in 2025 was employment history (22% of denials), followed by debt-to-income ratio (18%).

Where does this come from?

Sierra Pacific Mortgage Co. Inc'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 Sierra Pacific Mortgage Co. Inc’s own filing. If a number looks wrong, write to us and we will re-run it.