First Federal Bank · New Hampshire · 2025

First Federal Bank in New Hampshire: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Federal Bank took 47 mortgage applications in New Hampshire in 2025, ranking #137 of 535 lenders active in the state. It originated 53.2% of them and denied 8.5% (13.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.5%.

47Applicationsin NH
13.8%Decision denial ratestate 20.3%
5.99%Median ratestate 6.82%
$395,000Median loanstate $265,000
$11MVolume10 counties

First Federal Bank in New Hampshire vs the state

8.5%Denial rate-7.98 pts vs state
13.8%Decision denial rate-6.48 pts vs state
53.2%Origination rate-8.52 pts vs state
5.99%Median rate-0.83 pts vs state
-0.32Rate spread (pts)-0.56 pts vs state
$165kMedian applicant income
25Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in New Hampshire

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231576.7%6.00%#189
202443222.3%5.94%#125
202547258.5%5.99%#137

What First Federal Bank lends in New Hampshire

By loan purpose

Home purchase 42 89% · 7.1% denied
Refinance 5 11% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 36 77% · 11.1% denied
FHA 1 2% · 0.0% denied
VA 10 21% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied New Hampshire applicants

Incomplete application 2 50%
Collateral 1 25%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 25%

Where in New Hampshire

Counties with the most First Federal Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hillsborough County 16120 0.0%
Rockingham County 1032 20.0%
Merrimack County 530 0.0%
Belknap County 420 0.0%
Grafton County 420 0.0%
Sullivan County 321 33.3%
Carroll County 200 0.0%
Strafford County 110 0.0%
Coos County 101 100.0%
Cheshire County 100 0.0%

Other large lenders in New Hampshire

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 4,96924.3%7.40%
CMG MortgageA 3,4992.5%6.63%
Rocket MortgageC 3,09017.0%6.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 2,4888.8%6.50%
Service Federal Credit UnionC 2,30025.5%6.49%
TD BankD 1,81122.5%7.54%
St. Mary's Bank Credit UnionB 1,51421.2%7.25%
Lighthouse Federal Credit UnionD 1,31134.3%7.49%
DigitalD 1,12920.3%7.74%
Bank of AmericaF 1,06828.9%5.99%

Frequently asked questions

New Hampshire: 47 applications in 2025, of which 25 were originated and 4 denied.

8.5% of all applications, or 13.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Hampshire statewide average across all lenders was 16.5%.

The median rate on loans First Federal Bank originated in New Hampshire in 2025 was 5.99%, against a statewide median of 6.82%.

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