Eastern Bank · Rhode Island · 2025

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

Eastern Bank took 86 mortgage applications in Rhode Island in 2025, ranking #75 of 453 lenders active in the state. It originated 54.7% of them and denied 36.1% (37.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.7%.

86Applicationsin RI
37.8%Decision denial ratestate 23.2%
6.64%Median ratestate 6.75%
$215,000Median loanstate $255,000
$42MVolume5 counties

Eastern Bank in Rhode Island vs the state

36.1%Denial rate+17.35 pts vs state
37.8%Decision denial rate+14.63 pts vs state
54.7%Origination rate-5.10 pts vs state
6.64%Median rate-0.11 pts vs state
-0.05Rate spread (pts)-0.24 pts vs state
$174kMedian applicant income
47Loans originated
31Denied

Trend in Rhode Island

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231138315.9%6.63%#55
2024795320.3%6.50%#70
2025864736.1%6.64%#75

What Eastern Bank lends in Rhode Island

By loan purpose

Home purchase 25 29% · 4.0% denied
Refinance 17 20% · 23.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 1% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 28 33% · 60.7% denied
Other / HELOC 15 17% · 60.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 85 99% · 36.5% denied
FHA 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Rhode Island applicants

Credit history 13 42%
Collateral 11 35%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 19%
Other 1 3%

Where in Rhode Island

Counties with the most Eastern Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Providence County 371916 43.2%
Kent County 21118 38.1%
Washington County 18132 11.1%
Newport County 935 55.6%
Bristol County 110 0.0%

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: 86 applications in 2025, of which 47 were originated and 31 denied.

36.1% of all applications, or 37.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Rhode Island statewide average across all lenders was 18.7%.

The median rate on loans Eastern Bank originated in Rhode Island in 2025 was 6.64%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Eastern 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