Bank of America · New York · 2025

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

Bank of America took 10,193 mortgage applications in New York in 2025, ranking #6 of 750 lenders active in the state. It originated 38.2% of them and denied 35.7% (47.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.8%.

10kApplicationsin NY
47.8%Decision denial ratestate 24.0%
5.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$175,000Median loanstate $235,000
$2.4BVolume62 counties

Bank of America in New York vs the state

35.7%Denial rate+15.91 pts vs state
47.8%Decision denial rate+23.75 pts vs state
38.2%Origination rate-21.36 pts vs state
5.99%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
0.56Rate spread (pts)+0.35 pts vs state
$147kMedian applicant income
3,897Loans originated
3,635Denied

Trend in New York

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202310,8433,78750.9%6.74%#4
20249,8503,48339.1%6.85%#8
202510,1933,89735.7%5.99%#6

What Bank of America lends in New York

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2,847 28% · 22.0% denied
Refinance 1,568 15% · 31.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 144 1% · 20.1% denied
Home improvement 3,745 37% · 45.4% denied
Other / HELOC 1,889 19% · 41.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 10,135 99% · 35.6% denied
FHA 52 1% · 46.2% denied
VA 6 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied New York applicants

Credit history 1,517 42%
Debt-to-income ratio 1,346 37%
Collateral 527 14%
Other 107 3%
Unverifiable information 106 3%
Insufficient cash 23 1%
Employment history 6 0%
Incomplete application 3 0%

Where in New York

Counties with the most Bank of America applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Suffolk County 1,492563526 35.3%
Nassau County 1,330502437 32.9%
Westchester County 1,017521239 23.5%
Queens County 846194406 48.0%
Kings County 824288328 39.8%
Erie County 785332283 36.1%
New York County 621325189 30.4%
Monroe County 375142132 35.2%
Richmond County 29297115 39.4%
Bronx County 29060141 48.6%

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%
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%
Crosscountry MortgageB 7,7925.5%6.75%

Frequently asked questions

New York: 10,193 applications in 2025, of which 3,897 were originated and 3,635 denied.

35.7% of all applications, or 47.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The New York statewide average across all lenders was 19.8%.

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