First Savings Bank · Vermont · 2025

First Savings Bank in Vermont: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Savings Bank took 5 mortgage applications in Vermont in 2025, ranking #142 of 320 lenders active in the state. It originated 40.0% of them and denied 60.0% (60.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.8%.

5Applicationsin VT
60.0%Decision denial ratestate 18.1%
7.63%Median ratestate 6.71%
$345,000Median loanstate $205,000
$780kVolume3 counties

First Savings Bank in Vermont vs the state

60.0%Denial rate+45.18 pts vs state
60.0%Decision denial rate+41.93 pts vs state
40.0%Origination rate-24.87 pts vs state
7.63%Median rate+0.92 pts vs state
0.38Rate spread (pts)+0.25 pts vs state
$124kMedian applicant income
2Loans originated
3Denied

What First Savings Bank lends in Vermont

By loan purpose

Refinance 1 20% · 100.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 80% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 5 100% · 60.0% denied

Why it denied Vermont applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 67%
Credit history 1 33%

Where in Vermont

Counties with the most First Savings Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Orleans County 202 100.0%
Caledonia County 211 50.0%
Chittenden County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in Vermont

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Eastrise Federal Credit UnionA 3,5295.1%6.50%
Rocket MortgageC 1,16522.0%6.75%
North CountryC 1,1359.5%7.25%
Vermont Federal Credit UnionA 1,00312.0%6.75%
Citizens BankC 82638.9%7.65%
Emm LoansB 7611.5%6.63%
Mascoma BankB 71716.5%6.75%
Union BankB 6414.5%6.63%
Manufacturers and Traders TrustC 61730.8%5.99%
Community BankD 60713.3%7.00%

Frequently asked questions

Vermont: 5 applications in 2025, of which 2 were originated and 3 denied.

60.0% of all applications, or 60.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Vermont statewide average across all lenders was 14.8%.

The median rate on loans First Savings Bank originated in Vermont in 2025 was 7.63%, against a statewide median of 6.71%.

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