Mortgage lender · Bath, ME · LEI 2549002U96ZPEAFKGZ11

First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bath review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bath earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 2.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 85th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

122Applications2025
85.3%Originatedof applications
2.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$24MLoan volume1 states

First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bath at a glance, 2025

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

2.5%Denial rate (all applications)-15.52 pts vs national
2.7%Denial rate (decided applications)-19.91 pts vs national
85.3%Origination rate+27.22 pts vs national
7.4%Withdrawn by applicant
0.8%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$185,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$115kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

85th2.7% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

66th8.2%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231331112.3%2.4%$23M
2024109925.5%5.7%$23M
20251221042.5%2.7%$24M

What First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bath 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 59 48% · 3.4% denied
Refinance 31 25% · 3.2% denied
Home improvement 18 15% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 14 11% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 122 100% · 2.5% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 20 manufactured homes, 11 investment properties.

Who gets approved at First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bath

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k35320.0%
$100k – $150k31283.3%
$150k – $250k28243.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
35–4428233.7%
45–5422185.0%
55–6425220.0%

Where First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bath lends

1 states and 8 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Maine1221042.5%#81

Frequently asked questions

First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bath denied 2.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 85th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

In 2025, 48% of its applications were for home purchases, 25% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 26% 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 Federal Savings and Loan Association of Bath. Data sources · Methodology