Berkshire Bank · Connecticut · 2025

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

Berkshire Bank took 187 mortgage applications in Connecticut in 2025, ranking #108 of 687 lenders active in the state. It originated 58.3% of them and denied 24.6% (29.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

187Applicationsin CT
29.3%Decision denial ratestate 21.6%
5.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$135,000Median loanstate $245,000
$79MVolume9 counties

Berkshire Bank in Connecticut vs the state

24.6%Denial rate+7.20 pts vs state
29.3%Decision denial rate+7.71 pts vs state
58.3%Origination rate-2.09 pts vs state
5.00%Median rate-1.63 pts vs state
-2.24Rate spread (pts)-2.48 pts vs state
$114kMedian applicant income
109Loans originated
46Denied

Trend in Connecticut

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202330916631.4%6.00%#65
202429415628.9%6.00%#70
202518710924.6%5.00%#108

What Berkshire Bank lends in Connecticut

By loan purpose

Home purchase 33 18% · 6.1% denied
Refinance 54 29% · 29.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 2% · 25.0% denied
Home improvement 66 35% · 21.2% denied
Other / HELOC 30 16% · 43.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 185 99% · 24.9% denied
VA 2 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Connecticut applicants

Credit history 24 52%
Debt-to-income ratio 12 26%
Collateral 8 17%
Other 1 2%
Employment history 1 2%

Where in Connecticut

Counties with the most Berkshire Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
09110 704419 27.1%
09150 43279 20.9%
09180 392110 25.6%
09130 944 44.4%
09160 821 12.5%
09190 732 28.6%
09170 440 0.0%
09120 420 0.0%
09140 321 33.3%

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: 187 applications in 2025, of which 109 were originated and 46 denied.

24.6% of all applications, or 29.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Connecticut statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Berkshire Bank originated in Connecticut in 2025 was 5.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Berkshire Bank'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