bankESB · Connecticut · 2025

bankESB in Connecticut: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

bankESB took 121 mortgage applications in Connecticut in 2025, ranking #154 of 687 lenders active in the state. It originated 81.8% of them and denied 7.4% (8.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

121Applicationsin CT
8.0%Decision denial ratestate 21.6%
5.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $245,000
$38MVolume7 counties

bankESB in Connecticut vs the state

7.4%Denial rate-9.96 pts vs state
8.0%Decision denial rate-13.63 pts vs state
81.8%Origination rate+21.44 pts vs state
5.99%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
-1.08Rate spread (pts)-1.32 pts vs state
$111kMedian applicant income
99Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in Connecticut

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202388629.1%6.50%#148
202414110014.2%6.44%#117
2025121997.4%5.99%#154

What bankESB lends in Connecticut

By loan purpose

Home purchase 26 21% · 3.9% denied
Refinance 30 25% · 6.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 2% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 47 39% · 6.4% denied
Other / HELOC 15 12% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 120 99% · 7.5% denied
FHA 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Connecticut applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 6 67%
Collateral 2 22%
Credit history 1 11%

Where in Connecticut

Counties with the most bankESB applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
09150 97768 8.2%
09110 14131 7.1%
09130 330 0.0%
09170 330 0.0%
09180 220 0.0%
09190 110 0.0%
09140 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in Connecticut

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 6,04316.5%6.75%
Citizens BankC 4,89526.2%7.40%
Bank of AmericaF 4,59132.1%6.00%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 4,23913.7%6.50%
Total Mortgage ServicesB 4,2194.5%6.63%
Manufacturers and Traders TrustC 4,03031.8%5.99%
Liberty BankA 3,5139.5%5.99%
Webster BankC 2,76221.9%6.74%
NewrezD 2,55621.8%6.88%
AMERICAN EAGLE FINANCIAL Credit UnionD 2,46318.9%7.75%

Frequently asked questions

Connecticut: 121 applications in 2025, of which 99 were originated and 9 denied.

7.4% of all applications, or 8.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Connecticut statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans bankESB originated in Connecticut in 2025 was 5.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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