First World Mortgage · Connecticut · 2025

First World Mortgage in Connecticut: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First World Mortgage took 2,332 mortgage applications in Connecticut in 2025, ranking #11 of 687 lenders active in the state. It originated 86.2% of them and denied 3.5% (3.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

2.3kApplicationsin CT
3.9%Decision denial ratestate 21.6%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.63%
$245,000Median loanstate $245,000
$447MVolume9 counties

First World Mortgage in Connecticut vs the state

3.5%Denial rate-13.93 pts vs state
3.9%Decision denial rate-17.71 pts vs state
86.2%Origination rate+25.77 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.08Rate spread (pts)-0.16 pts vs state
$89kMedian applicant income
2,009Loans originated
81Denied

Trend in Connecticut

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,9522,5085.5%6.00%#9
20242,3352,0034.4%6.38%#10
20252,3322,0093.5%6.49%#11

What First World Mortgage lends in Connecticut

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2,197 94% · 3.5% denied
Refinance 60 3% · 1.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 75 3% · 4.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,914 82% · 3.0% denied
FHA 378 16% · 6.1% denied
VA 40 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Connecticut applicants

Collateral 24 30%
Insufficient cash 22 27%
Other 16 20%
Debt-to-income ratio 12 15%
Credit history 4 5%
Employment history 3 4%

Where in Connecticut

Counties with the most First World Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
09110 1,1671,01039 3.3%
09140 37832213 3.4%
09170 27623616 5.8%
09160 1621402 1.2%
09130 1471301 0.7%
09180 98862 2.0%
09120 38304 10.5%
09150 35292 5.7%
09190 31262 6.5%

Other large lenders in Connecticut

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 6,04316.5%6.75%
Citizens BankC 4,89526.2%7.40%
Bank of AmericaF 4,59132.1%6.00%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 4,23913.7%6.50%
Total Mortgage ServicesB 4,2194.5%6.63%
Manufacturers and Traders TrustC 4,03031.8%5.99%
Liberty BankA 3,5139.5%5.99%
Webster BankC 2,76221.9%6.74%
NewrezD 2,55621.8%6.88%
AMERICAN EAGLE FINANCIAL Credit UnionD 2,46318.9%7.75%

Frequently asked questions

Connecticut: 2,332 applications in 2025, of which 2,009 were originated and 81 denied.

3.5% of all applications, or 3.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Connecticut statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans First World Mortgage originated in Connecticut in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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