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Fidelity Co-operative Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Fidelity Co-operative Bank earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 18.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 67th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.28 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 74th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

526Applications2025
70.3%Originatedof applications
18.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
5.99%Median ratenational 6.63%
$76MLoan volume5 states

Fidelity Co-operative Bank at a glance, 2025

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

17.3%Denial rate (all applications)-0.68 pts vs national
18.9%Denial rate (decided applications)-3.71 pts vs national
70.3%Origination rate+12.31 pts vs national
6.8%Withdrawn by applicant
1.5%Closed for incompleteness
5.99%Median interest rate-0.63 pts vs national
-0.28Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.53 pts vs national
$145,000Median loan amount
$4,788Median total loan costs
$128kMedian applicant income
62%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

67th18.9% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

74th-0.28 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

74th8.4%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

45th3.30% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202353537717.8%19.3%5.99%$80M
202457338419.4%21.1%5.99%$89M
202552637017.3%18.9%5.99%$76M

What Fidelity Co-operative Bank 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 141 27% · 6.4% denied
Refinance 20 4% · 10.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 116 22% · 22.4% denied
Home improvement 180 34% · 18.3% denied
Other / HELOC 69 13% · 30.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 525 100% · 17.1% denied
FHA 1 0% · 100.0% denied

Also: 308 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 17 investment properties.

Why Fidelity Co-operative Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 91 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 51 56%
Credit history 29 32%
Collateral 9 10%
Other 2 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Fidelity Co-operative Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k372032.4%
$50k – $100k15010222.3%
$100k – $150k1248618.4%
$150k – $250k13610312.5%
Over $250k685312.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34694715.3%
35–441329719.5%
45–54966817.1%
55–641107424.2%
65–74694714.1%
Over 74352622.9%

Where Fidelity Co-operative Bank lends

5 states and 19 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Massachusetts51236117.4%5.99%#86
New Hampshire750.0%5.99%#299

Frequently asked questions

Fidelity Co-operative Bank denied 18.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 67th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Fidelity Co-operative Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 56.0% 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 Fidelity Co-operative Bank originated in 2025 was 5.99%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.28 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 27% of its applications were for home purchases, 26% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 47% 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 Fidelity Co-operative Bank. Data sources · Methodology