American Financing · Massachusetts · 2025

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

American Financing took 190 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #167 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 18.4% of them and denied 41.6% (59.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

190Applicationsin MA
59.0%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
5.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$330,000Median loanstate $325,000
$11MVolume13 counties

American Financing in Massachusetts vs the state

41.6%Denial rate+25.37 pts vs state
59.0%Decision denial rate+39.01 pts vs state
18.4%Origination rate-44.18 pts vs state
5.88%Median rate-0.75 pts vs state
0.06Rate spread (pts)-0.03 pts vs state
$110kMedian applicant income
35Loans originated
79Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202387737.9%6.63%#249
20241552654.8%6.00%#180
20251903541.6%5.88%#167

What American Financing lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3 2% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 37 19% · 51.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 128 67% · 44.5% denied
Other / HELOC 22 12% · 13.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 82 43% · 25.6% denied
FHA 99 52% · 54.6% denied
VA 9 5% · 44.4% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Credit history 27 34%
Other 22 28%
Debt-to-income ratio 18 23%
Incomplete application 5 6%
Collateral 4 5%
Unverifiable information 2 3%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most American Financing applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Worcester County 3096 20.0%
Bristol County 27313 48.1%
Plymouth County 22112 54.5%
Essex County 2166 28.6%
Middlesex County 1965 26.3%
Hampden County 1529 60.0%
Barnstable County 1546 40.0%
Norfolk County 1319 69.2%
Suffolk County 1115 45.5%
Berkshire County 703 42.9%

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: 190 applications in 2025, of which 35 were originated and 79 denied.

41.6% of all applications, or 59.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans American Financing originated in Massachusetts in 2025 was 5.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are American Financing'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