bankESB · Rhode Island · 2025

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

bankESB took 69 mortgage applications in Rhode Island in 2025, ranking #80 of 453 lenders active in the state. It originated 79.7% of them and denied 4.4% (5.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.7%.

69Applicationsin RI
5.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.2%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.75%
$365,000Median loanstate $255,000
$22MVolume5 counties

bankESB in Rhode Island vs the state

4.4%Denial rate-14.35 pts vs state
5.0%Decision denial rate-18.17 pts vs state
79.7%Origination rate+19.96 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
-0.11Rate spread (pts)-0.29 pts vs state
$180kMedian applicant income
55Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Rhode Island

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023705411.4%6.25%#76
202490688.9%6.63%#68
202569554.4%6.13%#80

What bankESB lends in Rhode Island

By loan purpose

Home purchase 41 59% · 4.9% denied
Refinance 10 14% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 3% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 13 19% · 7.7% denied
Other / HELOC 3 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 64 93% · 3.1% denied
FHA 4 6% · 25.0% denied
VA 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Rhode Island applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 67%
Collateral 1 33%

Where in Rhode Island

Counties with the most bankESB applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Newport County 36311 2.8%
Providence County 18132 11.1%
Kent County 750 0.0%
Bristol County 440 0.0%
Washington County 420 0.0%

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: 69 applications in 2025, of which 55 were originated and 3 denied.

4.4% of all applications, or 5.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Rhode Island statewide average across all lenders was 18.7%.

The median rate on loans bankESB originated in Rhode Island in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are bankESB'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