Bank of America · Massachusetts · 2025

Bank of America in Massachusetts: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Bank of America took 7,784 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #3 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 45.6% of them and denied 30.1% (39.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

7.8kApplicationsin MA
39.3%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
5.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $325,000
$1.5BVolume14 counties

Bank of America in Massachusetts vs the state

30.1%Denial rate+13.86 pts vs state
39.3%Decision denial rate+19.34 pts vs state
45.6%Origination rate-16.98 pts vs state
5.99%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
0.49Rate spread (pts)+0.40 pts vs state
$159kMedian applicant income
3,551Loans originated
2,341Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20238,1453,39243.0%6.74%#2
20247,2543,15732.7%6.99%#2
20257,7843,55130.1%5.99%#3

What Bank of America lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,441 19% · 18.0% denied
Refinance 1,512 19% · 23.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 102 1% · 16.7% denied
Home improvement 3,051 39% · 35.3% denied
Other / HELOC 1,678 22% · 37.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 7,769 100% · 30.1% denied
FHA 14 0% · 28.6% denied
VA 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1,028 44%
Credit history 797 34%
Collateral 333 14%
Unverifiable information 86 4%
Other 84 4%
Insufficient cash 10 0%
Employment history 3 0%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most Bank of America applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 2,0041,033494 24.7%
Norfolk County 1,204569333 27.7%
Essex County 867409251 29.0%
Plymouth County 736331248 33.7%
Worcester County 729329226 31.0%
Suffolk County 694261255 36.7%
Bristol County 574228208 36.2%
Barnstable County 409188108 26.4%
Hampden County 334110135 40.4%
Hampshire County 822730 36.6%

Other large lenders in Massachusetts

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 17,47629.0%7.40%
Rocket MortgageC 8,69815.9%6.75%
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%
NewrezD 3,69021.8%6.75%

Frequently asked questions

Massachusetts: 7,784 applications in 2025, of which 3,551 were originated and 2,341 denied.

30.1% of all applications, or 39.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Bank of America originated in Massachusetts in 2025 was 5.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Bank of America'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