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Trailblazer Mortgage L.L.C.

Builder-owned (builder-owned) · #282 by purchase decisions in 2025 · FHA 69%. Above 50% DTI on fha files it approved 95% of 423.

FHA · above 50% DTI
95%

approved of 423 decisions. Across all bands and programs: 94% of 1,111.

Purchase decisions
1,613
Approved, all
94%
Lender type
Builder-owned
States with 50+ decisions
3

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.

FHA

DTI bandDecisionsApproved · deniedDenials citing DTI
≤43%377
96%
12%
44–45%79
97%
0%
46–49%210
97%
14%
50–60%423
95%
25%

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
-110 bps
Conventional median, no points
5%
FHA rate vs market
-227 bps
FHA median, no points
4%
VA rate vs market
-130 bps
VA median, no points
5%
Conventional median loan costs
$6,125
FHA median loan costs
$11,125
VA median loan costs
$375
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: 41% approved of 28 41% Unverifiable information Unverifiable information: 24% approved of 16 24% Employment history Employment history: 16% approved of 11 16% Other Other: 12% approved of 8 12% Credit history Credit history: 6% approved of 4 6% Insufficient cash Insufficient cash: 1% approved of 1 1% Approval by loan-to-value band, all programs APPROVAL BY LOAN-TO-VALUE BAND, ALL PROGRAMS LTV ≤80% LTV ≤80%: 97% approved of 190 97% LTV 80–95% LTV 80–95%: 92% approved of 292 92% LTV >95% LTV >95%: 94% approved of 1,072 94%

Where it lends

Georgia (756), Florida (700), Tennessee (156), North Carolina (1).

Compare Trailblazer Mortgage L.L.C. with every lender in a state on the approvals, rates and fees pages.

Questions

Does Trailblazer Mortgage L.L.C. approve loans with a DTI over 50%?

On fha purchase files in 2025, Trailblazer Mortgage L.L.C. approved 95% of 423 applications with a DTI between 50 and 60 percent. The table on this page shows every band.

Are Trailblazer Mortgage L.L.C.'s rates competitive?

In 2025 its closed conventional loans were priced 110 basis points below the market median after matching LTV band and points paid; builder-owned lenders buy rates down as a sales incentive.

Why does Trailblazer Mortgage L.L.C. deny applications?

Its most common first-listed denial reason in 2025 was debt-to-income ratio (41% of denials), followed by unverifiable information (24%).

Where does this come from?

Trailblazer Mortgage L.L.C.'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 Trailblazer Mortgage L.L.C.’s own filing. If a number looks wrong, write to us and we will re-run it.