Berkshire Bank · New York · 2025

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

Berkshire Bank took 153 mortgage applications in New York in 2025, ranking #232 of 750 lenders active in the state. It originated 54.9% of them and denied 29.4% (34.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.8%.

153Applicationsin NY
34.6%Decision denial ratestate 24.0%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$155,000Median loanstate $235,000
$100MVolume28 counties

Berkshire Bank in New York vs the state

29.4%Denial rate+9.66 pts vs state
34.6%Decision denial rate+10.58 pts vs state
54.9%Origination rate-4.69 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.55Rate spread (pts)-0.76 pts vs state
$89kMedian applicant income
84Loans originated
45Denied

Trend in New York

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202335820326.3%6.38%#144
202435416829.4%6.38%#151
20251538429.4%6.13%#232

What Berkshire Bank lends in New York

By loan purpose

Home purchase 52 34% · 13.5% denied
Refinance 23 15% · 26.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 15 10% · 26.7% denied
Home improvement 43 28% · 44.2% denied
Other / HELOC 20 13% · 45.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 142 93% · 29.6% denied
FHA 11 7% · 27.3% denied

Why it denied New York applicants

Credit history 19 42%
Debt-to-income ratio 17 38%
Collateral 6 13%
Other 2 4%
Employment history 1 2%

Where in New York

Counties with the most Berkshire Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Oneida County 482514 29.2%
Albany County 1896 33.3%
Columbia County 834 50.0%
Onondaga County 861 12.5%
Washington County 842 25.0%
Warren County 853 37.5%
Saratoga County 751 14.3%
Herkimer County 761 14.3%
Montgomery County 523 60.0%
Rensselaer County 521 20.0%

Other large lenders in New York

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 20,31532.7%7.97%
Rocket MortgageC 19,92422.0%6.88%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 14,77711.2%6.50%
JPMorgan Chase BankB 14,73511.7%6.38%
Manufacturers and Traders TrustC 12,33531.3%5.99%
Bank of AmericaF 10,19335.7%5.99%
Bethpage Federal Credit UnionC 9,73647.2%6.49%
TD BankD 9,23930.2%7.69%
NewrezD 8,65424.2%6.75%
ESL Federal Credit UnionB 7,81717.6%4.50%

Frequently asked questions

New York: 153 applications in 2025, of which 84 were originated and 45 denied.

29.4% of all applications, or 34.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The New York statewide average across all lenders was 19.8%.

The median rate on loans Berkshire Bank originated in New York in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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