First Source · New York · 2025

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

First Source took 1,264 mortgage applications in New York in 2025, ranking #69 of 750 lenders active in the state. It originated 74.8% of them and denied 14.2% (15.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.8%.

1.3kApplicationsin NY
15.4%Decision denial ratestate 24.0%
6.74%Median ratestate 6.63%
$70,000Median loanstate $235,000
$102MVolume16 counties

First Source in New York vs the state

14.2%Denial rate-5.59 pts vs state
15.4%Decision denial rate-8.62 pts vs state
74.8%Origination rate+15.25 pts vs state
6.74%Median rate+0.12 pts vs state
1.18Rate spread (pts)+0.97 pts vs state
$92kMedian applicant income
946Loans originated
179Denied

Trend in New York

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,2439868.1%6.24%#63
20241,26294813.7%6.74%#58
20251,26494614.2%6.74%#69

What First Source lends in New York

By loan purpose

Home purchase 185 15% · 12.4% denied
Refinance 300 24% · 15.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 8 1% · 12.5% denied
Home improvement 528 42% · 12.9% denied
Other / HELOC 243 19% · 17.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,264 100% · 14.2% denied

Why it denied New York applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 80 45%
Incomplete application 41 23%
Credit history 18 10%
Other 16 9%
Employment history 16 9%
Collateral 5 3%
Insufficient cash 2 1%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in New York

Counties with the most First Source applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Oneida County 866646120 13.9%
Herkimer County 31323548 15.3%
Madison County 34266 17.6%
Onondaga County 970 0.0%
Fulton County 943 33.3%
Otsego County 990 0.0%
Hamilton County 550 0.0%
Lewis County 430 0.0%
Montgomery County 440 0.0%
Rensselaer County 321 33.3%

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: 1,264 applications in 2025, of which 946 were originated and 179 denied.

14.2% of all applications, or 15.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The New York statewide average across all lenders was 19.8%.

The median rate on loans First Source originated in New York in 2025 was 6.74%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Source'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