BankNewport · Rhode Island · 2025

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

BankNewport took 1,014 mortgage applications in Rhode Island in 2025, ranking #9 of 453 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.7% of them and denied 19.7% (22.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.7%.

1.0kApplicationsin RI
22.8%Decision denial ratestate 23.2%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$255,000Median loanstate $255,000
$215MVolume5 counties

BankNewport in Rhode Island vs the state

19.7%Denial rate+1.02 pts vs state
22.8%Decision denial rate-0.39 pts vs state
64.7%Origination rate+4.94 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
-0.10Rate spread (pts)-0.29 pts vs state
$138kMedian applicant income
656Loans originated
200Denied

Trend in Rhode Island

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202397566818.9%6.00%#7
202488762314.7%6.99%#10
20251,01465619.7%6.63%#9

What BankNewport lends in Rhode Island

By loan purpose

Home purchase 327 32% · 10.1% denied
Refinance 57 6% · 8.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 235 23% · 20.0% denied
Home improvement 304 30% · 27.3% denied
Other / HELOC 91 9% · 35.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 997 98% · 19.8% denied
FHA 17 2% · 17.7% denied

Why it denied Rhode Island applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 101 51%
Credit history 51 26%
Collateral 20 10%
Other 14 7%
Incomplete application 10 5%
Insufficient cash 2 1%
Unverifiable information 1 1%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in Rhode Island

Counties with the most BankNewport applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Newport County 36024769 19.2%
Providence County 29417375 25.5%
Kent County 1469024 16.4%
Washington County 1268220 15.9%
Bristol County 886412 13.6%

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%
CMG MortgageA 9927.6%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 78018.0%6.38%

Frequently asked questions

Rhode Island: 1,014 applications in 2025, of which 656 were originated and 200 denied.

19.7% of all applications, or 22.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Rhode Island statewide average across all lenders was 18.7%.

The median rate on loans BankNewport originated in Rhode Island in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are BankNewport'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