Mortgage lender · Elmira, NY · LEI 549300WU17K1CLH8VI32

Chemung Canal Trust review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Chemung Canal Trust earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 15.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 31st percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.23 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 54th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

379Applications2025
72.6%Originatedof applications
15.1%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$130MLoan volume5 states

Chemung Canal Trust at a glance, 2025

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

14.5%Denial rate (all applications)-3.47 pts vs national
15.1%Denial rate (decided applications)-7.52 pts vs national
72.6%Origination rate+14.53 pts vs national
3.7%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.23Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.02 pts vs national
$185,000Median loan amount
$3,520Median total loan costs
$108kMedian applicant income
75%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

31st15.1% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

54th0.23 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

83rd3.7%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

50th1.90% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202339526818.5%19.1%6.38%$146M
202443030115.6%16.1%6.63%$107M
202537927514.5%15.1%6.50%$130M

What Chemung Canal Trust 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 205 54% · 5.4% denied
Refinance 17 4% · 23.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 76 20% · 21.1% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 80 21% · 30.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 379 100% · 14.5% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 11 manufactured homes, 59 investment properties.

Why Chemung Canal Trust denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 55 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 27 49%
Credit history 19 35%
Other 3 5%
Employment history 3 5%
Collateral 2 4%
Insufficient cash 1 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Chemung Canal Trust

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k412237.5%
$50k – $100k1218917.1%
$100k – $150k564114.8%
$150k – $250k775610.5%
Over $250k52424.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3474645.6%
35–4490709.3%
45–54704420.6%
55–64713929.0%
65–74261919.2%

Where Chemung Canal Trust lends

5 states and 45 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
New York35225115.3%6.50%#162
Pennsylvania20185.0%6.56%#599

Frequently asked questions

Chemung Canal Trust denied 15.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 31st percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Chemung Canal Trust gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 49.1% 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 Chemung Canal Trust originated in 2025 was 6.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.23 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 54% of its applications were for home purchases, 25% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 21% 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 Chemung Canal Trust. Data sources · Methodology