BMO Bank · Massachusetts · 2025

BMO Bank in Massachusetts: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

BMO Bank took 33 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #369 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 42.4% of them and denied 30.3% (41.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

33Applicationsin MA
41.7%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$755,000Median loanstate $325,000
$17MVolume12 counties

BMO Bank in Massachusetts vs the state

30.3%Denial rate+14.09 pts vs state
41.7%Decision denial rate+21.72 pts vs state
42.4%Origination rate-20.18 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
-0.02Rate spread (pts)-0.11 pts vs state
$325kMedian applicant income
14Loans originated
10Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023722816.7%6.00%#269
2024854327.1%6.75%#256
2025331430.3%6.00%#369

What BMO Bank lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 18 55% · 16.7% denied
Refinance 3 9% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 3% · 100.0% denied
Home improvement 4 12% · 100.0% denied
Other / HELOC 7 21% · 28.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 33 100% · 30.3% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 5 50%
Other 3 30%
Collateral 1 10%
Incomplete application 1 10%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most BMO Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 852 25.0%
Suffolk County 430 0.0%
Essex County 421 25.0%
Berkshire County 311 33.3%
Dukes County 300 0.0%
Worcester County 201 50.0%
Bristol County 211 50.0%
Barnstable County 220 0.0%
Nantucket County 202 100.0%
Plymouth County 101 100.0%

Other large lenders in Massachusetts

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 17,47629.0%7.40%
Rocket MortgageC 8,69815.9%6.75%
Bank of AmericaF 7,78430.1%5.99%
Guaranteed RateB 7,3134.5%6.50%
Eastern BankB 6,21631.8%6.99%
Rockland TrustC 5,99028.6%6.99%
Leader BankA 5,9131.8%6.25%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 5,89812.8%6.50%
Crosscountry MortgageB 5,6343.8%6.63%
TD BankD 3,77826.9%7.44%

Frequently asked questions

Massachusetts: 33 applications in 2025, of which 14 were originated and 10 denied.

30.3% of all applications, or 41.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans BMO Bank originated in Massachusetts in 2025 was 6.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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