Mortgage lender · Swansea, MA · LEI 549300OTLWFQPOOSC346

BayCoast Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

BayCoast Bank earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 13.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 86th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.04 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 56th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

936Applications2025
76.6%Originatedof applications
13.1%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.25%Median ratenational 6.63%
$188MLoan volume20 states

BayCoast Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

12.0%Denial rate (all applications)-6.01 pts vs national
13.1%Denial rate (decided applications)-9.46 pts vs national
76.6%Origination rate+18.57 pts vs national
5.0%Withdrawn by applicant
3.9%Closed for incompleteness
7.25%Median interest rate+0.63 pts vs national
0.04Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.21 pts vs national
$115,000Median loan amount
$525Median total loan costs
$130kMedian applicant income
62%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

86th13.1% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

56th0.04 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

71st8.9%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

94th0.46% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,03370215.8%18.3%8.00%$116M
202478951915.8%18.9%8.50%$91M
202593671712.0%13.1%7.25%$188M

What BayCoast Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 180 19% · 7.2% denied
Refinance 26 3% · 15.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 208 22% · 10.1% denied
Home improvement 295 32% · 12.5% denied
Other / HELOC 227 24% · 16.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 936 100% · 12.0% denied

Also: 670 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 124 manufactured homes, 42 investment properties.

Why BayCoast Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 112 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 60 54%
Credit history 34 30%
Other 10 9%
Collateral 5 4%
Employment history 3 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at BayCoast Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k924240.5%
$50k – $100k23215220.9%
$100k – $150k19314715.6%
$150k – $250k2171904.9%
Over $250k1621510.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34886615.0%
35–4420315614.7%
45–542001649.8%
55–6420116011.9%
65–7414910515.4%
Over 74604211.5%

Where BayCoast Bank lends

20 states and 82 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Massachusetts62049611.6%7.25%#72
Rhode Island20416411.3%7.25%#50
Connecticut201420.0%7.25%#304
New Hampshire11618.2%9.00%#246
Oregon930.0%8.00%#373
Arizona8512.5%8.50%#546
New York850.0%8.75%#483
Washington8325.0%8.50%#493
Florida740.0%9.25%#1,029
Idaho7414.3%8.63%#294
New Jersey7514.3%8.25%#571
Ohio720.0%8.63%#666
Pennsylvania7328.6%8.25%#739

Frequently asked questions

BayCoast Bank denied 13.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 86th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason BayCoast Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 53.6% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans BayCoast Bank originated in 2025 was 7.25%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.04 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 19% of its applications were for home purchases, 25% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 56% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with BayCoast Bank. Data sources · Methodology