First Federal Bank · New York · 2025

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

First Federal Bank took 53 mortgage applications in New York in 2025, ranking #328 of 750 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.2% of them and denied 18.9% (28.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.8%.

53Applicationsin NY
28.6%Decision denial ratestate 24.0%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$305,000Median loanstate $235,000
$8.9MVolume25 counties

First Federal Bank in New York vs the state

18.9%Denial rate-0.88 pts vs state
28.6%Decision denial rate+4.53 pts vs state
47.2%Origination rate-12.42 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
0.03Rate spread (pts)-0.18 pts vs state
$138kMedian applicant income
25Loans originated
10Denied

Trend in New York

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023301910.0%6.63%#360
2024462123.9%6.25%#331
2025532518.9%6.13%#328

What First Federal Bank lends in New York

By loan purpose

Home purchase 33 62% · 18.2% denied
Refinance 9 17% · 22.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 10 19% · 20.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 40 75% · 20.0% denied
FHA 6 11% · 33.3% denied
VA 7 13% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied New York applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 30%
Collateral 2 20%
Incomplete application 2 20%
Credit history 1 10%
Other 1 10%
Unverifiable information 1 10%

Where in New York

Counties with the most First Federal Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Monroe County 832 25.0%
Westchester County 640 0.0%
Kings County 412 50.0%
Richmond County 320 0.0%
Suffolk County 320 0.0%
Onondaga County 301 33.3%
Queens County 311 33.3%
Rockland County 211 50.0%
Warren County 200 0.0%
Steuben County 220 0.0%

Other large lenders in New York

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 20,31532.7%7.97%
Rocket MortgageC 19,92422.0%6.88%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 14,77711.2%6.50%
JPMorgan Chase BankB 14,73511.7%6.38%
Manufacturers and Traders TrustC 12,33531.3%5.99%
Bank of AmericaF 10,19335.7%5.99%
Bethpage Federal Credit UnionC 9,73647.2%6.49%
TD BankD 9,23930.2%7.69%
NewrezD 8,65424.2%6.75%
ESL Federal Credit UnionB 7,81717.6%4.50%

Frequently asked questions

New York: 53 applications in 2025, of which 25 were originated and 10 denied.

18.9% of all applications, or 28.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The New York statewide average across all lenders was 19.8%.

The median rate on loans First Federal Bank originated in New York in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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