Armed Forces Bank · New York · 2025

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

Armed Forces Bank took 32 mortgage applications in New York in 2025, ranking #372 of 750 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.6% of them and denied 9.4% (12.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.8%.

32Applicationsin NY
12.5%Decision denial ratestate 24.0%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$330,000Median loanstate $235,000
$7.5MVolume15 counties

Armed Forces Bank in New York vs the state

9.4%Denial rate-10.37 pts vs state
12.5%Decision denial rate-11.54 pts vs state
65.6%Origination rate+6.04 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.00Rate spread (pts)-0.21 pts vs state
$133kMedian applicant income
21Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in New York

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20238137.5%7.00%#473
202422139.1%6.50%#383
202532219.4%6.50%#372

What Armed Forces Bank lends in New York

By loan purpose

Home purchase 21 66% · 4.8% denied
Refinance 2 6% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 22% · 28.6% denied
Other / HELOC 2 6% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4 13% · 0.0% denied
VA 28 88% · 10.7% denied

Why it denied New York applicants

Incomplete application 3 100%

Where in New York

Counties with the most Armed Forces Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 10100 0.0%
Queens County 421 25.0%
Kings County 311 33.3%
Onondaga County 210 0.0%
Monroe County 210 0.0%
Suffolk County 210 0.0%
Steuben County 110 0.0%
St. Lawrence County 110 0.0%
Schenectady County 100 0.0%
Richmond County 100 0.0%

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: 32 applications in 2025, of which 21 were originated and 3 denied.

9.4% of all applications, or 12.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The New York statewide average across all lenders was 19.8%.

The median rate on loans Armed Forces Bank originated in New York in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Armed Forces Bank'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