First New York · New York · 2025

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

First New York took 682 mortgage applications in New York in 2025, ranking #113 of 750 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.3% of them and denied 13.6% (16.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.8%.

682Applicationsin NY
16.0%Decision denial ratestate 24.0%
5.49%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $235,000
$85MVolume16 counties

First New York in New York vs the state

13.6%Denial rate-6.11 pts vs state
16.0%Decision denial rate-8.01 pts vs state
71.3%Origination rate+11.67 pts vs state
5.49%Median rate-1.13 pts vs state
-0.33Rate spread (pts)-0.54 pts vs state
$112kMedian applicant income
486Loans originated
93Denied

Trend in New York

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235714309.3%6.63%#105
202467747311.4%5.88%#102
202568248613.6%5.49%#113

What First New York lends in New York

By loan purpose

Home purchase 102 15% · 12.8% denied
Refinance 147 22% · 10.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 209 31% · 13.4% denied
Home improvement 224 33% · 16.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 682 100% · 13.6% denied

Why it denied New York applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 33 35%
Credit history 27 29%
Other 19 20%
Incomplete application 9 10%
Collateral 4 4%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in New York

Counties with the most First New York applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Schenectady County 17613120 11.4%
Saratoga County 16212416 9.9%
Albany County 1479728 19.0%
Schoharie County 62486 9.7%
Rensselaer County 57376 10.5%
Montgomery County 24165 20.8%
Fulton County 1190 0.0%
Columbia County 1073 30.0%
Washington County 953 33.3%
Warren County 732 28.6%

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: 682 applications in 2025, of which 486 were originated and 93 denied.

13.6% of all applications, or 16.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The New York statewide average across all lenders was 19.8%.

The median rate on loans First New York originated in New York in 2025 was 5.49%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First New York'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