Bank of America · Rhode Island · 2025

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

Bank of America took 1,298 mortgage applications in Rhode Island in 2025, ranking #7 of 453 lenders active in the state. It originated 33.3% of them and denied 39.1% (53.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.7%.

1.3kApplicationsin RI
53.4%Decision denial ratestate 23.2%
6.24%Median ratestate 6.75%
$105,000Median loanstate $255,000
$134MVolume5 counties

Bank of America in Rhode Island vs the state

39.1%Denial rate+20.44 pts vs state
53.4%Decision denial rate+30.25 pts vs state
33.3%Origination rate-26.47 pts vs state
6.24%Median rate-0.51 pts vs state
0.90Rate spread (pts)+0.71 pts vs state
$111kMedian applicant income
432Loans originated
508Denied

Trend in Rhode Island

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,40841756.8%7.49%#4
20241,33438945.5%6.99%#5
20251,29843239.1%6.24%#7

What Bank of America lends in Rhode Island

By loan purpose

Home purchase 225 17% · 24.9% denied
Refinance 210 16% · 32.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 22 2% · 13.6% denied
Home improvement 570 44% · 44.9% denied
Other / HELOC 271 21% · 46.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,298 100% · 39.1% denied

Why it denied Rhode Island applicants

Credit history 246 48%
Debt-to-income ratio 198 39%
Collateral 40 8%
Other 11 2%
Unverifiable information 11 2%
Insufficient cash 1 0%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in Rhode Island

Counties with the most Bank of America applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Providence County 757227346 45.7%
Kent County 2076477 37.2%
Washington County 1968148 24.5%
Newport County 913927 29.7%
Bristol County 472110 21.3%

Other large lenders in Rhode Island

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 6,32927.8%7.40%
Navigant Credit UnionB 2,84716.1%6.50%
COASTAL1 Credit UnionB 1,93124.3%6.75%
The Washington Trust Company, of WesterlyC 1,75521.9%6.38%
Rocket MortgageC 1,43019.7%6.75%
Movement MortgageA 1,3083.6%6.63%
Primary Residential MortgageC 1,0568.4%6.63%
BankNewportB 1,01419.7%6.63%
CMG MortgageA 9927.6%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 78018.0%6.38%

Frequently asked questions

Rhode Island: 1,298 applications in 2025, of which 432 were originated and 508 denied.

39.1% of all applications, or 53.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Rhode Island statewide average across all lenders was 18.7%.

The median rate on loans Bank of America originated in Rhode Island in 2025 was 6.24%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Bank of America's own HMDA filing for properties located in Rhode Island, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology