Eastern Bank · Massachusetts · 2025

Eastern Bank in Massachusetts: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Eastern Bank took 6,216 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #5 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 58.2% of them and denied 31.8% (33.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

6.2kApplicationsin MA
33.2%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
6.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $325,000
$1.4BVolume14 counties

Eastern Bank in Massachusetts vs the state

31.8%Denial rate+15.63 pts vs state
33.2%Decision denial rate+13.28 pts vs state
58.2%Origination rate-4.36 pts vs state
6.99%Median rate+0.37 pts vs state
-0.14Rate spread (pts)-0.23 pts vs state
$148kMedian applicant income
3,620Loans originated
1,979Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234,1232,63028.4%7.75%#7
20244,7382,87629.8%8.25%#8
20256,2163,62031.8%6.99%#5

What Eastern Bank lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 956 15% · 18.8% denied
Refinance 1,907 31% · 26.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 143 2% · 32.2% denied
Home improvement 2,074 33% · 37.8% denied
Other / HELOC 1,136 18% · 40.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 6,185 100% · 31.8% denied
FHA 29 0% · 37.9% denied
VA 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 687 35%
Credit history 657 33%
Collateral 516 26%
Other 91 5%
Unverifiable information 24 1%
Insufficient cash 2 0%
Employment history 2 0%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most Eastern Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 1,522935444 29.2%
Essex County 1,437810486 33.8%
Plymouth County 958564290 30.3%
Suffolk County 742420244 32.9%
Norfolk County 727422234 32.2%
Barnstable County 407248114 28.0%
Bristol County 22711789 39.2%
Worcester County 1418053 37.6%
Nantucket County 1566 40.0%
Hampden County 1366 46.2%

Other large lenders in Massachusetts

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 17,47629.0%7.40%
Rocket MortgageC 8,69815.9%6.75%
Bank of AmericaF 7,78430.1%5.99%
Guaranteed RateB 7,3134.5%6.50%
Rockland TrustC 5,99028.6%6.99%
Leader BankA 5,9131.8%6.25%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 5,89812.8%6.50%
Crosscountry MortgageB 5,6343.8%6.63%
TD BankD 3,77826.9%7.44%
NewrezD 3,69021.8%6.75%

Frequently asked questions

Massachusetts: 6,216 applications in 2025, of which 3,620 were originated and 1,979 denied.

31.8% of all applications, or 33.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Eastern Bank originated in Massachusetts in 2025 was 6.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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