Mortgage lender · Dedham, MA · LEI 549300RS5LTZ0JDZYI59

Dedham Institution for Savings review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Dedham Institution for Savings earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 4.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 77th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.13 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 89th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

373Applications2025
83.4%Originatedof applications
4.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.38%Median ratenational 6.63%
$297MLoan volume4 states

Dedham Institution for Savings at a glance, 2025

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

3.8%Denial rate (all applications)-14.23 pts vs national
4.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-18.40 pts vs national
83.4%Origination rate+25.35 pts vs national
8.6%Withdrawn by applicant
1.9%Closed for incompleteness
6.38%Median interest rate-0.25 pts vs national
-0.13Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.39 pts vs national
$545,000Median loan amount
$3,914Median total loan costs
$196kMedian applicant income
69%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A 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%

77th4.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

89th-0.13 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

55th10.5%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

91st0.72% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20234673663.6%4.4%6.25%$302M
20243802956.1%7.1%6.63%$294M
20253733113.8%4.2%6.38%$297M

What Dedham Institution for Savings 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 251 67% · 2.0% denied
Refinance 30 8% · 3.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 45 12% · 15.6% denied
Home improvement 29 8% · 3.5% denied
Other / HELOC 18 5% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 373 100% · 3.8% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 1 manufactured homes, 94 investment properties.

Why Dedham Institution for Savings denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 14 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 8 57%
Credit history 2 14%
Collateral 2 14%
Insufficient cash 1 7%
Other 1 7%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Dedham Institution for Savings

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k372118.5%
$100k – $150k48426.7%
$150k – $250k107902.1%
Over $250k100823.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3492811.2%
35–4463518.9%
45–5451406.8%
55–6452400.0%
65–7427199.5%

Where Dedham Institution for Savings lends

4 states and 15 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Massachusetts3593003.9%6.38%#102
New Hampshire640.0%6.06%#313
Rhode Island540.0%6.20%#240

Frequently asked questions

Dedham Institution for Savings denied 4.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 77th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Dedham Institution for Savings gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 57.1% 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 Dedham Institution for Savings originated in 2025 was 6.38%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.13 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 67% of its applications were for home purchases, 20% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 13% 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 Dedham Institution for Savings. Data sources · Methodology