Bank Rhode Island · Rhode Island · 2025

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

Bank Rhode Island took 277 mortgage applications in Rhode Island in 2025, ranking #38 of 453 lenders active in the state. It originated 59.6% of them and denied 26.4% (30.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.7%.

277Applicationsin RI
30.5%Decision denial ratestate 23.2%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$205,000Median loanstate $255,000
$70MVolume5 counties

Bank Rhode Island in Rhode Island vs the state

26.4%Denial rate+7.65 pts vs state
30.5%Decision denial rate+7.37 pts vs state
59.6%Origination rate-0.18 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
-0.01Rate spread (pts)-0.20 pts vs state
$130kMedian applicant income
165Loans originated
73Denied

Trend in Rhode Island

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202352231025.7%7.63%#15
202449430124.9%7.75%#22
202527716526.4%7.25%#38

What Bank Rhode Island lends in Rhode Island

By loan purpose

Home purchase 41 15% · 17.1% denied
Refinance 100 36% · 25.0% denied
Home improvement 78 28% · 30.8% denied
Other / HELOC 58 21% · 29.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 277 100% · 26.4% denied

Why it denied Rhode Island applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 43 59%
Credit history 21 29%
Other 4 5%
Collateral 3 4%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 1%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in Rhode Island

Counties with the most Bank Rhode Island applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Providence County 1559242 27.1%
Kent County 573215 26.3%
Washington County 41298 19.5%
Newport County 1887 38.9%
Bristol County 641 16.7%

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%
Bank of AmericaF 1,29839.1%6.24%
Primary Residential MortgageC 1,0568.4%6.63%
BankNewportB 1,01419.7%6.63%
CMG MortgageA 9927.6%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

Rhode Island: 277 applications in 2025, of which 165 were originated and 73 denied.

26.4% of all applications, or 30.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Rhode Island statewide average across all lenders was 18.7%.

The median rate on loans Bank Rhode Island originated in Rhode Island in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Bank Rhode Island'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