BMO Bank · New York · 2025

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

BMO Bank took 53 mortgage applications in New York in 2025, ranking #329 of 750 lenders active in the state. It originated 49.1% of them and denied 30.2% (38.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.8%.

53Applicationsin NY
38.1%Decision denial ratestate 24.0%
5.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$1,205,000Median loanstate $235,000
$57MVolume12 counties

BMO Bank in New York vs the state

30.2%Denial rate+10.44 pts vs state
38.1%Decision denial rate+14.06 pts vs state
49.1%Origination rate-10.53 pts vs state
5.38%Median rate-1.25 pts vs state
-0.36Rate spread (pts)-0.57 pts vs state
$825kMedian applicant income
26Loans originated
16Denied

Trend in New York

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023392220.5%5.88%#341
2024642834.4%6.13%#305
2025532630.2%5.38%#329

What BMO Bank lends in New York

By loan purpose

Home purchase 41 77% · 29.3% denied
Refinance 6 11% · 33.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 4% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 4 8% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 53 100% · 30.2% denied

Why it denied New York applicants

Incomplete application 8 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 31%
Other 1 6%
Insufficient cash 1 6%
Collateral 1 6%

Where in New York

Counties with the most BMO Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
New York County 23143 13.0%
Suffolk County 1044 40.0%
Kings County 623 50.0%
Queens County 321 33.3%
Westchester County 330 0.0%
Jefferson County 202 100.0%
Nassau County 110 0.0%
Rensselaer County 101 100.0%
Dutchess County 101 100.0%
Broome County 100 0.0%

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: 53 applications in 2025, of which 26 were originated and 16 denied.

30.2% of all applications, or 38.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The New York statewide average across all lenders was 19.8%.

The median rate on loans BMO Bank originated in New York in 2025 was 5.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are BMO 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