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Bristol County Savings Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Bristol County Savings Bank earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 9.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 52nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.18 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 61st percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

634Applications2025
77.8%Originatedof applications
9.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.13%Median ratenational 6.63%
$267MLoan volume2 states

Bristol County Savings Bank at a glance, 2025

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

8.2%Denial rate (all applications)-9.78 pts vs national
9.3%Denial rate (decided applications)-13.25 pts vs national
77.8%Origination rate+19.73 pts vs national
10.1%Withdrawn by applicant
2.1%Closed for incompleteness
6.13%Median interest rate-0.50 pts vs national
0.18Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.07 pts vs national
$405,000Median loan amount
$4,192Median total loan costs
$139kMedian applicant income
78%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

52nd9.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

61st0.18 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

47th12.1%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

84th1.04% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202345333510.8%12.6%6.25%$190M
202445334213.3%14.8%6.63%$188M
20256344938.2%9.3%6.13%$267M

What Bristol County Savings 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 394 62% · 3.8% denied
Refinance 55 9% · 9.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 92 15% · 13.0% denied
Home improvement 52 8% · 19.2% denied
Other / HELOC 41 6% · 24.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 634 100% · 8.2% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 58 investment properties.

Why Bristol County Savings Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 52 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 25 48%
Credit history 9 17%
Collateral 7 13%
Other 7 13%
Employment history 1 2%
Unverifiable information 1 2%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 2%
Insufficient cash 1 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Bristol County Savings Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k14710715.1%
$100k – $150k16712910.9%
$150k – $250k1771366.5%
Over $250k79681.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2527220.0%
25–341691346.7%
35–441571218.2%
45–54997213.3%
55–64816213.5%
65–74372815.2%

Where Bristol County Savings Bank lends

2 states and 14 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Massachusetts5254097.8%6.13%#83
Rhode Island1098410.1%6.50%#67

Frequently asked questions

Bristol County Savings Bank denied 9.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 52nd percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Bristol County Savings Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 48.1% 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 Bristol County Savings Bank originated in 2025 was 6.13%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.18 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 62% of its applications were for home purchases, 23% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 15% 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 Bristol County Savings Bank. Data sources · Methodology