Mr. Cooper: 2025 mortgage rates, costs & approvals
How Mr. Cooper priced and approved home loans in 2025, measured against every lender in the official HMDA records.
HMDA legal name: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC · LEI 549300LBCBNR1OT00651 · Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper (source 1, source 2)
In 2025, Mr. Cooper originated 25,674 home-purchase, refinance and cash-out loans on owner-occupied single-family homes in 51 states — 23rd by volume among the 2,017 lenders profiled here.
On conventional 30-year fixed purchase loans its median rate was 6.625% (all lenders: 6.625%); its median rate spread was 5 basis points above the national median. Median conventional loan costs were $5,320, 4% lower than the national median ($5,570).
It denied 8.4% of completed home-purchase applications (all lenders: 8.5%).
How Mr. Cooper priced home-purchase loans
| Purchase loans, 2025 | Mr. Cooper | All lenders |
|---|---|---|
| 30-year fixed rate · conventional | 6.625% | 6.625% |
| 30-year fixed rate · FHA | 6.625% | 6.250% |
| 30-year fixed rate · VA | 6.490% | 6.125% |
| 15-year fixed rate · conventional | 5.875% | 5.875% |
| Rate spread vs. APOR · conventional | +0.18 pts | +0.13 pts |
| Total loan costs · conventional | $5,320 | $5,570 |
| Total loan costs · FHA | $9,850 | $11,310 |
| Total loan costs · VA | $4,180 | $6,490 |
| Origination charges (all types) | $1,800 | $1,860 |
| Borrowers paying discount points | 59.3% | 51.3% |
| Points paid, when paid (% of loan) | 0.56% | 0.87% |
| Borrowers receiving lender credits | 6.7% | 33.1% |
Medians shown with at least 20 loans. A lender's numbers reflect its borrowers (credit, down payment, loan size, location) as well as its pricing; HMDA has no credit scores. Rate spread = APR minus the average prime offer rate on the lock date, which removes most of the effect of when the rate was locked.
Loan mix and borrowers
By loan type
By purpose
Why Mr. Cooper denied purchase applications
First reason the lender reported for each denied home-purchase application.
Where Mr. Cooper lends
| State | Loans | Applications | Purchase denial rate | 30-yr rate* | Loan costs* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 2,476 | 3,144 | 9.4% | 6.625% | $6,250 |
| California | 1,820 | 2,358 | 10.8% | 6.750% | $6,290 |
| Florida | 1,612 | 2,121 | 9.2% | 6.750% | $5,490 |
| Georgia | 1,215 | 1,488 | 7.6% | 6.875% | $5,570 |
| North Carolina | 1,029 | 1,247 | 3.8% | 6.625% | $4,620 |
| Illinois | 944 | 1,179 | 8.3% | 6.625% | $6,730 |
| Ohio | 940 | 1,188 | 7.7% | 6.750% | $5,260 |
| Michigan | 887 | 1,075 | 8.9% | 6.625% | $4,730 |
| New York | 870 | 1,114 | 7.9% | 6.625% | $5,740 |
| Pennsylvania | 861 | 1,071 | 9.4% | 6.625% | $5,690 |
| Virginia | 813 | 979 | 6.2% | 6.625% | $5,580 |
| Arizona | 783 | 958 | 10.3% | 6.625% | $5,970 |
| New Jersey | 777 | 966 | 7.2% | 6.750% | $6,470 |
| Tennessee | 756 | 923 | 8.6% | 6.625% | $5,320 |
| Indiana | 692 | 871 | 4.1% | 6.750% | $3,660 |
| Missouri | 679 | 842 | 9.6% | 6.625% | $3,770 |
| South Carolina | 614 | 756 | 5.4% | 6.625% | $5,010 |
| Maryland | 577 | 715 | 10.2% | 6.750% | $5,560 |
| Washington | 529 | 654 | 11.2% | 6.625% | $4,980 |
| Alabama | 515 | 625 | 8.3% | 6.625% | $4,480 |
| Colorado | 498 | 601 | 7.7% | 6.625% | $3,660 |
| Massachusetts | 445 | 576 | 6.3% | 6.750% | $5,630 |
| Wisconsin | 444 | 555 | 7.7% | 6.625% | $4,220 |
| Minnesota | 363 | 446 | 12.9% | 6.625% | $4,670 |
| Utah | 334 | 403 | 9.8% | 6.625% | $5,060 |
| Kentucky | 328 | 395 | 3.8% | 6.625% | $4,300 |
| Connecticut | 312 | 384 | 5.4% | 6.625% | $5,680 |
| Oklahoma | 311 | 394 | 9.5% | 6.750% | $4,670 |
| Louisiana | 278 | 363 | 4.7% | 6.875% | $5,250 |
| Kansas | 269 | 337 | 4.9% | 6.625% | $3,950 |
| Nevada | 269 | 329 | 17.5% | 6.875% | $5,650 |
| Oregon | 257 | 331 | 20.7% | 6.625% | $5,850 |
| Arkansas | 257 | 320 | 6.9% | 6.625% | $3,820 |
| New Mexico | 214 | 271 | 5.5% | 6.875% | $4,850 |
| Mississippi | 198 | 258 | 7.1% | 6.625% | $5,120 |
| Iowa | 178 | 221 | 0.0% | 6.750% | $3,830 |
| New Hampshire | 164 | 193 | 3.5% | 6.750% | $4,810 |
| Idaho | 150 | 183 | 6.3% | 6.625% | $6,130 |
| Nebraska | 144 | 171 | 3.2% | 6.875% | $4,220 |
| Maine | 140 | 172 | 7.1% | — | $3,850 |
| West Virginia | 112 | 133 | 8.1% | 6.625% | $6,680 |
| Montana | 102 | 119 | 3.3% | — | $6,640 |
| Delaware | 95 | 113 | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | 94 | 117 | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | 64 | 84 | 14.3% | — | — |
| Vermont | 59 | 80 | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | 58 | 71 | 9.5% | — | — |
| South Dakota | 45 | 55 | — | — | — |
| Alaska | 41 | 48 | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | 35 | 49 | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | 27 | 38 | — | — | — |
*Conventional home-purchase loans, medians with at least 20 loans. Linked state names open Mr. Cooper's page for that state.
Counties where Mr. Cooper is a top lender
| County | Rank | Loans | Market share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billings County, ND | 2 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Logan County, NE | 4 | 1 | 20.0% |
| Campbell County, SD | 3 | 1 | 20.0% |
| Catron County, NM | 5 | 1 | 12.5% |
| Piute County, UT | 4 | 2 | 11.8% |
| Greeley County, KS | 5 | 1 | 11.1% |
| Kiowa County, CO | 3 | 1 | 10.0% |
| San Juan County, CO | 7 | 1 | 9.1% |
| Randolph County, GA | 4 | 2 | 8.7% |
| Hardin County, IL | 4 | 1 | 8.3% |
| Smith County, KS | 9 | 1 | 8.3% |
| Burke County, ND | 6 | 1 | 8.3% |
| Hinsdale County, CO | 6 | 1 | 7.7% |
| Judith Basin County, MT | 7 | 1 | 7.1% |
| Choctaw County, MS | 5 | 3 | 6.8% |
Check Mr. Cooper yourself
- FFIEC HMDA Data Browser — the official 2025 records filed under LEI 549300LBCBNR1OT00651.
- NMLS Consumer Access — confirm the company and loan officer are licensed in your state.
- CFPB Consumer Complaint Database — search complaints by company name.
- Compare your Loan Estimate from Mr. Cooper with similar 2025 loans.
This is a statistical profile, not a review or recommendation. HMDA data alone cannot show whether a lender complies with fair-lending laws, and a lender's medians depend on the borrowers it serves.
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Source: FFIEC/CFPB HMDA 2025 public LAR and filer list. Core segment: owner-occupied, single-family site-built, first-lien, closed-end purchase and refinance loans. Methodology