Fifth Third Bank · Massachusetts · 2025

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

Fifth Third Bank took 48 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #331 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 27.1% of them and denied 18.8% (37.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

48Applicationsin MA
37.5%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
5.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$420,000Median loanstate $325,000
$12MVolume12 counties

Fifth Third Bank in Massachusetts vs the state

18.8%Denial rate+2.54 pts vs state
37.5%Decision denial rate+17.55 pts vs state
27.1%Origination rate-35.52 pts vs state
5.88%Median rate-0.75 pts vs state
-0.05Rate spread (pts)-0.15 pts vs state
$186kMedian applicant income
13Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202324920.8%6.75%#376
202435158.6%6.50%#347
2025481318.8%5.88%#331

What Fifth Third Bank lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 17 35% · 17.7% denied
Refinance 16 33% · 12.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 12 25% · 33.3% denied
Home improvement 1 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 43 90% · 14.0% denied
FHA 5 10% · 60.0% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 33%
Credit history 2 22%
Incomplete application 2 22%
Collateral 1 11%
Other 1 11%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most Fifth Third Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 1050 0.0%
Hampden County 712 28.6%
Barnstable County 701 14.3%
Essex County 521 20.0%
Suffolk County 512 40.0%
Worcester County 411 25.0%
Norfolk County 310 0.0%
Bristol County 202 100.0%
Plymouth County 210 0.0%
Dukes County 100 0.0%

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%
Eastern BankB 6,21631.8%6.99%
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%

Frequently asked questions

Massachusetts: 48 applications in 2025, of which 13 were originated and 9 denied.

18.8% of all applications, or 37.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Fifth Third Bank originated in Massachusetts in 2025 was 5.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Fifth Third 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