Discover Bank · Rhode Island · 2025

Discover Bank in Rhode Island: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Discover Bank took 281 mortgage applications in Rhode Island in 2025, ranking #37 of 453 lenders active in the state. It originated 8.5% of them and denied 55.5% (86.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.7%.

281Applicationsin RI
86.7%Decision denial ratestate 23.2%
8.97%Median ratestate 6.75%
$65,000Median loanstate $255,000
$1.6MVolume5 counties

Discover Bank in Rhode Island vs the state

55.5%Denial rate+36.82 pts vs state
86.7%Decision denial rate+63.50 pts vs state
8.5%Origination rate-51.21 pts vs state
8.97%Median rate+2.22 pts vs state
2.51Rate spread (pts)+2.32 pts vs state
$110kMedian applicant income
24Loans originated
156Denied

Trend in Rhode Island

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202391812645.6%9.49%#9
202497913854.3%8.86%#8
20252812455.5%8.97%#37

What Discover Bank lends in Rhode Island

By loan purpose

Home purchase 14 5% · 21.4% denied
Refinance 52 19% · 59.6% denied
Home improvement 68 24% · 48.5% denied
Other / HELOC 147 52% · 60.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 281 100% · 55.5% denied

Why it denied Rhode Island applicants

Credit history 79 51%
Debt-to-income ratio 29 19%
Incomplete application 20 13%
Collateral 12 8%
Other 11 7%
Employment history 4 3%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in Rhode Island

Counties with the most Discover Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Providence County 1661398 59.0%
Kent County 53427 50.9%
Washington County 36416 44.4%
Newport County 14010 71.4%
Bristol County 1235 41.7%

Other large lenders in Rhode Island

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 6,32927.8%7.40%
Navigant Credit UnionB 2,84716.1%6.50%
COASTAL1 Credit UnionB 1,93124.3%6.75%
The Washington Trust Company, of WesterlyC 1,75521.9%6.38%
Rocket MortgageC 1,43019.7%6.75%
Movement MortgageA 1,3083.6%6.63%
Bank of AmericaF 1,29839.1%6.24%
Primary Residential MortgageC 1,0568.4%6.63%
BankNewportB 1,01419.7%6.63%
CMG MortgageA 9927.6%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

Rhode Island: 281 applications in 2025, of which 24 were originated and 156 denied.

55.5% of all applications, or 86.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Rhode Island statewide average across all lenders was 18.7%.

The median rate on loans Discover Bank originated in Rhode Island in 2025 was 8.97%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

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