Brookline Bank · Massachusetts · 2025

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

Brookline Bank took 832 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #58 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.5% of them and denied 21.6% (25.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

832Applicationsin MA
25.0%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$255,000Median loanstate $325,000
$309MVolume13 counties

Brookline Bank in Massachusetts vs the state

21.6%Denial rate+5.42 pts vs state
25.0%Decision denial rate+5.02 pts vs state
63.5%Origination rate+0.86 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
-0.07Rate spread (pts)-0.16 pts vs state
$176kMedian applicant income
528Loans originated
180Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202357835223.0%8.00%#73
202457836619.6%8.25%#68
202583252821.6%7.00%#58

What Brookline Bank lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 172 21% · 12.2% denied
Refinance 222 27% · 21.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 0% · 33.3% denied
Home improvement 315 38% · 25.7% denied
Other / HELOC 120 14% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 831 100% · 21.7% denied
VA 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 96 53%
Collateral 41 23%
Credit history 29 16%
Other 9 5%
Incomplete application 4 2%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most Brookline Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 27018557 21.1%
Essex County 1438830 21.0%
Norfolk County 1247427 21.8%
Suffolk County 1076823 21.5%
Worcester County 482714 29.2%
Berkshire County 472410 21.3%
Hampden County 412413 31.7%
Barnstable County 21171 4.8%
Plymouth County 16121 6.3%
Bristol County 971 11.1%

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: 832 applications in 2025, of which 528 were originated and 180 denied.

21.6% of all applications, or 25.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Brookline Bank originated in Massachusetts in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Brookline 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