Cathay Bank · New York · 2025

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

Cathay Bank took 982 mortgage applications in New York in 2025, ranking #93 of 750 lenders active in the state. It originated 77.1% of them and denied 6.2% (7.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.8%.

982Applicationsin NY
7.0%Decision denial ratestate 24.0%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$575,000Median loanstate $235,000
$579MVolume15 counties

Cathay Bank in New York vs the state

6.2%Denial rate-13.54 pts vs state
7.0%Decision denial rate-17.03 pts vs state
77.1%Origination rate+17.50 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
-0.09Rate spread (pts)-0.30 pts vs state
$150kMedian applicant income
757Loans originated
61Denied

Trend in New York

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,4231,1077.5%6.50%#54
20247936185.3%7.13%#95
20259827576.2%6.38%#93

What Cathay Bank lends in New York

By loan purpose

Home purchase 812 83% · 5.5% denied
Refinance 87 9% · 11.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 62 6% · 9.7% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 20 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 982 100% · 6.2% denied

Why it denied New York applicants

Collateral 27 44%
Credit history 23 38%
Other 10 16%
Insufficient cash 1 2%

Where in New York

Counties with the most Cathay Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Queens County 44933335 7.8%
Kings County 1911655 2.6%
Nassau County 14411210 6.9%
Richmond County 114838 7.0%
Suffolk County 37271 2.7%
New York County 14101 7.1%
Bronx County 13110 0.0%
Westchester County 641 16.7%
Rockland County 550 0.0%
Dutchess County 330 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: 982 applications in 2025, of which 757 were originated and 61 denied.

6.2% of all applications, or 7.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The New York statewide average across all lenders was 19.8%.

The median rate on loans Cathay Bank originated in New York in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Cathay 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