Mortgage lender · Enfield, CT · LEI 549300S5NLOTO329NX77

Farm Credit East, ACA review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Farm Credit East, ACA earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 2.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 84th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.11 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 70th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

648Applications2025
88.1%Originatedof applications
2.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.90%Median ratenational 6.63%
$194MLoan volume10 states

Farm Credit East, ACA at a glance, 2025

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

2.8%Denial rate (all applications)-15.20 pts vs national
2.9%Denial rate (decided applications)-19.73 pts vs national
88.1%Origination rate+30.09 pts vs national
2.3%Withdrawn by applicant
0.5%Closed for incompleteness
6.90%Median interest rate+0.28 pts vs national
0.11Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.14 pts vs national
$285,000Median loan amount
$5,432Median total loan costs
$126kMedian applicant income
75%Median loan-to-value
1High-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%

84th2.9% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

70th0.11 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

86th2.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

50th1.91% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20235874913.9%4.0%7.30%$146M
20246375363.3%3.5%7.08%$168M
20256485712.8%2.9%6.90%$194M

What Farm Credit East, ACA 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 450 69% · 2.2% denied
Refinance 85 13% · 1.2% denied
Home improvement 97 15% · 3.1% denied
Other / HELOC 16 2% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 648 100% · 2.8% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 16 manufactured homes, 31 investment properties.

Why Farm Credit East, ACA denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 18 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Collateral 9 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 33%
Credit history 1 6%
Insufficient cash 1 6%
Other 1 6%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Farm Credit East, ACA

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k46432.2%
$50k – $100k1671512.4%
$100k – $150k1621443.8%
$150k – $250k1621393.2%
Over $250k88742.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2557541.8%
25–342051931.0%
35–441651363.8%
45–5493786.7%
55–6479672.6%
65–7436340.0%

Where Farm Credit East, ACA lends

10 states and 120 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
New York4504092.7%6.95%#143
New Jersey65561.5%6.80%#321
Vermont33280.0%7.25%#66
Massachusetts30226.7%6.73%#380
Connecticut25190.0%7.00%#275
New Hampshire18160.0%6.83%#202
Maine161212.5%7.13%#184
Pennsylvania550.0%7.35%#783
Rhode Island5320.0%6.70%#253

Frequently asked questions

Farm Credit East, ACA denied 2.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 84th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Farm Credit East, ACA gave in 2025 was "collateral", cited on 50.0% 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 Farm Credit East, ACA originated in 2025 was 6.90%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.11 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 69% of its applications were for home purchases, 13% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 17% 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 Farm Credit East, ACA. Data sources · Methodology