First County Bank · Connecticut · 2025

First County Bank in Connecticut: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First County Bank took 139 mortgage applications in Connecticut in 2025, ranking #141 of 687 lenders active in the state. It originated 56.8% of them and denied 15.1% (20.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

139Applicationsin CT
20.4%Decision denial ratestate 21.6%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$425,000Median loanstate $245,000
$39MVolume7 counties

First County Bank in Connecticut vs the state

15.1%Denial rate-2.29 pts vs state
20.4%Decision denial rate-1.20 pts vs state
56.8%Origination rate-3.55 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$124kMedian applicant income
79Loans originated
21Denied

Trend in Connecticut

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231288312.5%#115
2024945318.1%#166
20251397915.1%#141

What First County Bank lends in Connecticut

By loan purpose

Home purchase 107 77% · 14.0% denied
Refinance 11 8% · 27.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 15 11% · 20.0% denied
Home improvement 3 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 139 100% · 15.1% denied

Where in Connecticut

Counties with the most First County Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
09190 1035916 15.5%
09120 20132 10.0%
09140 760 0.0%
09170 512 40.0%
09110 200 0.0%
09130 100 0.0%
09160 101 100.0%

Other large lenders in Connecticut

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 6,04316.5%6.75%
Citizens BankC 4,89526.2%7.40%
Bank of AmericaF 4,59132.1%6.00%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 4,23913.7%6.50%
Total Mortgage ServicesB 4,2194.5%6.63%
Manufacturers and Traders TrustC 4,03031.8%5.99%
Liberty BankA 3,5139.5%5.99%
Webster BankC 2,76221.9%6.74%
NewrezD 2,55621.8%6.88%
AMERICAN EAGLE FINANCIAL Credit UnionD 2,46318.9%7.75%

Frequently asked questions

Connecticut: 139 applications in 2025, of which 79 were originated and 21 denied.

15.1% of all applications, or 20.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Connecticut statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

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