Affinity · Connecticut · 2025

Affinity in Connecticut: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Affinity took 120 mortgage applications in Connecticut in 2025, ranking #155 of 687 lenders active in the state. It originated 44.2% of them and denied 35.8% (43.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

120Applicationsin CT
43.4%Decision denial ratestate 21.6%
4.90%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $245,000
$14MVolume6 counties

Affinity in Connecticut vs the state

35.8%Denial rate+18.43 pts vs state
43.4%Decision denial rate+21.84 pts vs state
44.2%Origination rate-16.21 pts vs state
4.90%Median rate-1.72 pts vs state
-2.30Rate spread (pts)-2.54 pts vs state
$104kMedian applicant income
53Loans originated
43Denied

Trend in Connecticut

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023803627.5%8.25%#157
2024612237.7%6.81%#205
20251205335.8%4.90%#155

What Affinity lends in Connecticut

By loan purpose

Home purchase 6 5% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 4 3% · 25.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 31 26% · 41.9% denied
Home improvement 64 53% · 34.4% denied
Other / HELOC 15 13% · 46.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 120 100% · 35.8% denied

Why it denied Connecticut applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 24 56%
Credit history 12 28%
Collateral 4 9%
Other 3 7%

Where in Connecticut

Counties with the most Affinity applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
09170 511622 43.1%
09190 382410 26.3%
09120 1584 26.7%
09110 732 28.6%
09140 624 66.7%
09160 301 33.3%

Other large lenders in Connecticut

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 6,04316.5%6.75%
Citizens BankC 4,89526.2%7.40%
Bank of AmericaF 4,59132.1%6.00%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 4,23913.7%6.50%
Total Mortgage ServicesB 4,2194.5%6.63%
Manufacturers and Traders TrustC 4,03031.8%5.99%
Liberty BankA 3,5139.5%5.99%
Webster BankC 2,76221.9%6.74%
NewrezD 2,55621.8%6.88%
AMERICAN EAGLE FINANCIAL Credit UnionD 2,46318.9%7.75%

Frequently asked questions

Connecticut: 120 applications in 2025, of which 53 were originated and 43 denied.

35.8% of all applications, or 43.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Connecticut statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Affinity originated in Connecticut in 2025 was 4.90%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Affinity's own HMDA filing for properties located in Connecticut, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology