Community Bank · New York · 2025

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

Community Bank took 5,574 mortgage applications in New York in 2025, ranking #16 of 750 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.1% of them and denied 16.0% (18.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.8%.

5.6kApplicationsin NY
18.7%Decision denial ratestate 24.0%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$115,000Median loanstate $235,000
$630MVolume52 counties

Community Bank in New York vs the state

16.0%Denial rate-3.80 pts vs state
18.7%Decision denial rate-5.39 pts vs state
69.1%Origination rate+9.50 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
0.65Rate spread (pts)+0.44 pts vs state
$90kMedian applicant income
3,851Loans originated
889Denied

Trend in New York

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235,8894,27015.0%7.00%#13
20245,6584,17514.3%7.63%#15
20255,5743,85116.0%7.00%#16

What Community Bank lends in New York

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2,734 49% · 10.8% denied
Refinance 750 13% · 19.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 17 0% · 23.5% denied
Home improvement 948 17% · 20.6% denied
Other / HELOC 1,125 20% · 22.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 5,556 100% · 15.9% denied
VA 12 0% · 25.0% denied
USDA / RHS 6 0% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied New York applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 362 41%
Credit history 282 32%
Other 123 14%
Collateral 81 9%
Insufficient cash 14 2%
Employment history 13 1%
Incomplete application 6 1%
Unverifiable information 6 1%
Mortgage insurance denied 2 0%

Where in New York

Counties with the most Community Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Chautauqua County 38726565 16.8%
Clinton County 34426628 8.1%
Erie County 30420363 20.7%
St. Lawrence County 28918452 18.0%
Cattaraugus County 26817951 19.0%
Allegany County 26617150 18.8%
Oneida County 25818441 15.9%
Jefferson County 22115833 14.9%
Monroe County 19212334 17.7%
Steuben County 17712227 15.3%

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: 5,574 applications in 2025, of which 3,851 were originated and 889 denied.

16.0% of all applications, or 18.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The New York statewide average across all lenders was 19.8%.

The median rate on loans Community Bank originated in New York in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Community 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