Citizens Bank · Massachusetts · 2025

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

Citizens Bank took 17,476 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #1 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 58.6% of them and denied 29.0% (32.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

17kApplicationsin MA
32.3%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
7.40%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $325,000
$3.2BVolume14 counties

Citizens Bank in Massachusetts vs the state

29.0%Denial rate+12.78 pts vs state
32.3%Decision denial rate+12.30 pts vs state
58.6%Origination rate-4.03 pts vs state
7.40%Median rate+0.78 pts vs state
0.13Rate spread (pts)+0.04 pts vs state
$131kMedian applicant income
10,235Loans originated
5,066Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202315,1058,38634.2%8.15%#1
202413,8057,80231.8%8.40%#1
202517,47610,23529.0%7.40%#1

What Citizens Bank lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,933 11% · 20.5% denied
Refinance 6,772 39% · 24.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 274 2% · 16.1% denied
Home improvement 4,873 28% · 33.9% denied
Other / HELOC 3,624 21% · 36.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 17,360 99% · 29.0% denied
FHA 107 1% · 24.3% denied
VA 9 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3,168 63%
Collateral 900 18%
Credit history 629 12%
Other 212 4%
Unverifiable information 90 2%
Employment history 47 1%
Insufficient cash 12 0%
Incomplete application 8 0%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most Citizens Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 4,3192,5761,182 27.4%
Norfolk County 2,7041,655696 25.7%
Plymouth County 1,9041,225478 25.1%
Essex County 1,7291,020510 29.5%
Suffolk County 1,679757710 42.3%
Bristol County 1,472858424 28.8%
Worcester County 1,197709350 29.2%
Barnstable County 1,146710306 26.7%
Hampden County 913499292 32.0%
Hampshire County 1769941 23.3%

Other large lenders in Massachusetts

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
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%
NewrezD 3,69021.8%6.75%

Frequently asked questions

Massachusetts: 17,476 applications in 2025, of which 10,235 were originated and 5,066 denied.

29.0% of all applications, or 32.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Citizens Bank originated in Massachusetts in 2025 was 7.40%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Citizens 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