Affinity · New York · 2025

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

Affinity took 253 mortgage applications in New York in 2025, ranking #189 of 750 lenders active in the state. It originated 41.9% of them and denied 40.7% (48.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.8%.

253Applicationsin NY
48.4%Decision denial ratestate 24.0%
4.90%Median ratestate 6.63%
$155,000Median loanstate $235,000
$26MVolume24 counties

Affinity in New York vs the state

40.7%Denial rate+20.96 pts vs state
48.4%Decision denial rate+24.32 pts vs state
41.9%Origination rate-17.69 pts vs state
4.90%Median rate-1.72 pts vs state
-2.21Rate spread (pts)-2.42 pts vs state
$146kMedian applicant income
106Loans originated
103Denied

Trend in New York

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231545641.6%8.25%#224
20241354749.6%8.75%#230
202525310640.7%4.90%#189

What Affinity lends in New York

By loan purpose

Home purchase 32 13% · 31.3% denied
Refinance 4 2% · 25.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 63 25% · 47.6% denied
Home improvement 130 51% · 38.5% denied
Other / HELOC 24 9% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 253 100% · 40.7% denied

Why it denied New York applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 54 52%
Credit history 22 21%
Collateral 15 15%
Other 9 9%
Employment history 1 1%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 1%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in New York

Counties with the most Affinity applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Rockland County 924729 31.5%
Westchester County 562816 28.6%
Nassau County 18105 27.8%
Orange County 18411 61.1%
Kings County 1356 46.2%
Suffolk County 925 55.6%
Richmond County 944 44.4%
Queens County 807 87.5%
Bronx County 624 66.7%
New York County 404 100.0%

Other large lenders in New York

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 20,31532.7%7.97%
Rocket MortgageC 19,92422.0%6.88%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 14,77711.2%6.50%
JPMorgan Chase BankB 14,73511.7%6.38%
Manufacturers and Traders TrustC 12,33531.3%5.99%
Bank of AmericaF 10,19335.7%5.99%
Bethpage Federal Credit UnionC 9,73647.2%6.49%
TD BankD 9,23930.2%7.69%
NewrezD 8,65424.2%6.75%
ESL Federal Credit UnionB 7,81717.6%4.50%

Frequently asked questions

New York: 253 applications in 2025, of which 106 were originated and 103 denied.

40.7% of all applications, or 48.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The New York statewide average across all lenders was 19.8%.

The median rate on loans Affinity originated in New York 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 New York, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology