Mortgage lender · Adams, MA · LEI 549300J5W91RLNLMTL86

Adams Community Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Adams Community Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 19.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 21st percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.13 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 69th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

452Applications2025
65.5%Originatedof applications
19.1%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$84MLoan volume5 states

Adams Community Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

15.9%Denial rate (all applications)-2.05 pts vs national
19.1%Denial rate (decided applications)-3.49 pts vs national
65.5%Origination rate+7.46 pts vs national
14.4%Withdrawn by applicant
2.2%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.13Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.13 pts vs national
$235,000Median loan amount
$3,426Median total loan costs
$115kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

21st19.1% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

69th0.13 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

29th16.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

67th1.46% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202373451812.0%13.9%5.75%$136M
20245844039.6%11.7%6.75%$105M
202545229615.9%19.1%6.63%$84M

What Adams Community Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 334 74% · 9.3% denied
Refinance 64 14% · 32.8% denied
Home improvement 24 5% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 30 7% · 46.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 446 99% · 15.9% denied
VA 6 1% · 16.7% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 5 manufactured homes, 18 investment properties.

Why Adams Community Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 72 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 40 56%
Credit history 18 25%
Collateral 8 11%
Unverifiable information 3 4%
Other 3 4%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Adams Community Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k371355.9%
$50k – $100k1418521.9%
$100k – $150k1067515.4%
$150k – $250k110799.2%
Over $250k52418.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34926020.8%
35–441208315.8%
45–54613727.8%
55–64875815.5%
65–74583521.7%

Where Adams Community Bank lends

5 states and 14 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Massachusetts42928016.1%6.63%#94
New York11618.2%6.63%#458
Vermont10810.0%6.69%#105

Frequently asked questions

Adams Community Bank denied 19.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 21st percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Adams Community Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 55.6% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Adams Community Bank originated in 2025 was 6.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.13 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 74% of its applications were for home purchases, 14% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 12% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 99% conventional, 0% FHA, 1% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Adams Community Bank. Data sources · Methodology