Mortgage lender · Gloversville, NY · LEI 549300S347HTLHLOC775

First Credit Corporation of New York review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

First Credit Corporation of New York earns a D, weaker than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 70.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 1st percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 2.02 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 1st percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.5kApplications2025
9.1%Originatedof applications
70.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.87%Median ratenational 6.63%
$14MLoan volume15 states

First Credit Corporation of New York at a glance, 2025

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

66.2%Denial rate (all applications)+48.23 pts vs national
70.7%Denial rate (decided applications)+48.15 pts vs national
9.1%Origination rate-48.90 pts vs national
5.5%Withdrawn by applicant
0.9%Closed for incompleteness
7.87%Median interest rate+1.24 pts vs national
2.02Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+1.77 pts vs national
$85,000Median loan amount
$1,857Median total loan costs
$58kMedian applicant income
74%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

1st70.7% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

1st2.02 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

93rd6.4%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

54th2.18% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,91526271.1%79.5%7.49%$27M
20241,717077.6%82.7%$0
20251,46813466.2%70.7%7.87%$14M

What First Credit Corporation of New York 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 1,459 99% · 66.4% denied
Refinance 6 0% · 33.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 0% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,468 100% · 66.2% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 1,468 manufactured homes, 0 investment properties.

Why First Credit Corporation of New York denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 972 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 599 62%
Credit history 241 25%
Employment history 48 5%
Collateral 25 3%
Incomplete application 20 2%
Insufficient cash 15 2%
Other 14 1%
Unverifiable information 10 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at First Credit Corporation of New York

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k5351888.5%
$50k – $100k7006765.6%
$100k – $150k1492152.8%
$150k – $250k602425.9%
Over $250k2045.6%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25118381.4%
25–342801579.6%
35–442501283.2%
45–542191574.9%
55–643014457.5%
65–742203654.1%
Over 7480966.2%

Where First Credit Corporation of New York lends

15 states and 157 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Pennsylvania3742865.0%7.99%#203
New Jersey3472869.7%7.99%#148
New York3423862.3%7.99%#167
Florida1341271.6%7.62%#436
Connecticut781642.3%7.37%#195
South Carolina50574.0%7.74%#340
Delaware28357.1%7.99%#160
Arizona26088.5%#394
North Carolina24183.3%7.74%#493
Colorado16193.8%7.49%#444
Georgia16175.0%7.99%#595
Maryland16056.3%#428
Massachusetts10170.0%8.24%#461
Texas6083.3%#1,054

Frequently asked questions

First Credit Corporation of New York denied 70.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 1st percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason First Credit Corporation of New York gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 61.6% 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 First Credit Corporation of New York originated in 2025 was 7.87%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 2.02 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 99% of its applications were for home purchases, 1% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% 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 First Credit Corporation of New York. Data sources · Methodology