Affinity · Massachusetts · 2025

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

Affinity took 15 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #434 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.7% of them and denied 26.7% (28.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

15Applicationsin MA
28.6%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
5.45%Median ratestate 6.63%
$305,000Median loanstate $325,000
$4.8MVolume7 counties

Affinity in Massachusetts vs the state

26.7%Denial rate+10.46 pts vs state
28.6%Decision denial rate+8.62 pts vs state
66.7%Origination rate+4.07 pts vs state
5.45%Median rate-1.18 pts vs state
-0.87Rate spread (pts)-0.96 pts vs state
$212kMedian applicant income
10Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20238237.5%8.63%#448
202411245.5%6.87%#441
2025151026.7%5.45%#434

What Affinity lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2 13% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 4 27% · 25.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 33% · 40.0% denied
Home improvement 3 20% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 7% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 15 100% · 26.7% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 50%
Collateral 1 25%
Credit history 1 25%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most Affinity applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 431 25.0%
Norfolk County 321 33.3%
Plymouth County 220 0.0%
Essex County 201 50.0%
Worcester County 220 0.0%
Barnstable County 101 100.0%
Nantucket County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in Massachusetts

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 17,47629.0%7.40%
Rocket MortgageC 8,69815.9%6.75%
Bank of AmericaF 7,78430.1%5.99%
Guaranteed RateB 7,3134.5%6.50%
Eastern BankB 6,21631.8%6.99%
Rockland TrustC 5,99028.6%6.99%
Leader BankA 5,9131.8%6.25%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 5,89812.8%6.50%
Crosscountry MortgageB 5,6343.8%6.63%
TD BankD 3,77826.9%7.44%

Frequently asked questions

Massachusetts: 15 applications in 2025, of which 10 were originated and 4 denied.

26.7% of all applications, or 28.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Affinity originated in Massachusetts in 2025 was 5.45%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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