Armed Forces Bank · Massachusetts · 2025

Armed Forces Bank in Massachusetts: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Armed Forces Bank took 24 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #401 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 45.8% of them and denied 29.2% (38.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

24Applicationsin MA
38.9%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$650,000Median loanstate $325,000
$9.2MVolume10 counties

Armed Forces Bank in Massachusetts vs the state

29.2%Denial rate+12.96 pts vs state
38.9%Decision denial rate+18.94 pts vs state
45.8%Origination rate-16.77 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.31Rate spread (pts)-0.40 pts vs state
$163kMedian applicant income
11Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202318105.6%6.50%#395
202418711.1%5.75%#409
2025241129.2%6.25%#401

What Armed Forces Bank lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 12 50% · 16.7% denied
Refinance 5 21% · 20.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 21% · 40.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 8% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 5 21% · 0.0% denied
VA 19 79% · 36.8% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Incomplete application 5 71%
Other 1 14%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 14%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most Armed Forces Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 531 20.0%
Plymouth County 412 50.0%
Bristol County 301 33.3%
Norfolk County 321 33.3%
Suffolk County 211 50.0%
Worcester County 220 0.0%
Essex County 210 0.0%
Franklin County 110 0.0%
Berkshire County 101 100.0%
Barnstable County 100 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: 24 applications in 2025, of which 11 were originated and 7 denied.

29.2% of all applications, or 38.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Armed Forces Bank originated in Massachusetts in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Armed Forces Bank'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