Community Bank · Vermont · 2025

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

Community Bank took 607 mortgage applications in Vermont in 2025, ranking #10 of 320 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.2% of them and denied 13.3% (16.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.8%.

607Applicationsin VT
16.5%Decision denial ratestate 18.1%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.71%
$115,000Median loanstate $205,000
$87MVolume14 counties

Community Bank in Vermont vs the state

13.3%Denial rate-1.48 pts vs state
16.5%Decision denial rate-1.54 pts vs state
66.2%Origination rate+1.36 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.29 pts vs state
-0.04Rate spread (pts)-0.17 pts vs state
$100kMedian applicant income
402Loans originated
81Denied

Trend in Vermont

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202357440813.2%6.75%#8
202456540511.7%7.50%#9
202560740213.3%7.00%#10

What Community Bank lends in Vermont

By loan purpose

Home purchase 194 32% · 7.2% denied
Refinance 130 21% · 10.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 1% · 16.7% denied
Home improvement 72 12% · 20.8% denied
Other / HELOC 205 34% · 18.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 607 100% · 13.3% denied

Why it denied Vermont applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 51 63%
Credit history 15 19%
Other 6 7%
Collateral 5 6%
Employment history 2 2%
Insufficient cash 1 1%
Incomplete application 1 1%

Where in Vermont

Counties with the most Community Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Chittenden County 1289012 9.4%
Rutland County 1148415 13.2%
Washington County 543211 20.4%
Caledonia County 48295 10.4%
Addison County 45286 13.3%
Franklin County 40274 10.0%
Windsor County 32214 12.5%
Bennington County 30196 20.0%
Orange County 26104 15.4%
Windham County 26154 15.4%

Other large lenders in Vermont

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Eastrise Federal Credit UnionA 3,5295.1%6.50%
Rocket MortgageC 1,16522.0%6.75%
North CountryC 1,1359.5%7.25%
Vermont Federal Credit UnionA 1,00312.0%6.75%
Citizens BankC 82638.9%7.65%
Emm LoansB 7611.5%6.63%
Mascoma BankB 71716.5%6.75%
Union BankB 6414.5%6.63%
Manufacturers and Traders TrustC 61730.8%5.99%
Northeast Home LoanA 5242.1%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Vermont: 607 applications in 2025, of which 402 were originated and 81 denied.

13.3% of all applications, or 16.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Vermont statewide average across all lenders was 14.8%.

The median rate on loans Community Bank originated in Vermont in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.71%.

About this data. Figures are Community Bank's own HMDA filing for properties located in Vermont, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology