Cliffco · New York · 2025

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

Cliffco took 1,253 mortgage applications in New York in 2025, ranking #72 of 750 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.2% of them and denied 5.3% (7.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.8%.

1.3kApplicationsin NY
7.3%Decision denial ratestate 24.0%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$555,000Median loanstate $235,000
$508MVolume34 counties

Cliffco in New York vs the state

5.3%Denial rate-14.48 pts vs state
7.3%Decision denial rate-16.78 pts vs state
67.2%Origination rate+7.61 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.45Rate spread (pts)+0.24 pts vs state
$180kMedian applicant income
842Loans originated
66Denied

Trend in New York

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20239316458.2%6.88%#85
20241,0718094.9%6.88%#78
20251,2538425.3%6.75%#72

What Cliffco lends in New York

By loan purpose

Home purchase 954 76% · 5.4% denied
Refinance 49 4% · 10.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 250 20% · 4.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,084 87% · 4.3% denied
FHA 156 12% · 11.5% denied
VA 13 1% · 7.7% denied

Why it denied New York applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 18 27%
Other 18 27%
Collateral 14 21%
Employment history 7 11%
Insufficient cash 4 6%
Credit history 4 6%
Unverifiable information 1 2%

Where in New York

Counties with the most Cliffco applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Suffolk County 35327514 4.0%
Nassau County 32823219 5.8%
Queens County 20812516 7.7%
Kings County 106564 3.8%
New York County 72414 5.6%
Bronx County 35204 11.4%
Westchester County 33212 6.1%
Richmond County 30191 3.3%
Orange County 13100 0.0%
Ulster County 950 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: 1,253 applications in 2025, of which 842 were originated and 66 denied.

5.3% of all applications, or 7.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The New York statewide average across all lenders was 19.8%.

The median rate on loans Cliffco originated in New York in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Cliffco'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