Freedom Mortgage · New York · 2025

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

Freedom Mortgage took 1,765 mortgage applications in New York in 2025, ranking #47 of 750 lenders active in the state. It originated 30.1% of them and denied 13.7% (30.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.8%.

1.8kApplicationsin NY
30.5%Decision denial ratestate 24.0%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$295,000Median loanstate $235,000
$166MVolume62 counties

Freedom Mortgage in New York vs the state

13.7%Denial rate-6.04 pts vs state
30.5%Decision denial rate+6.48 pts vs state
30.1%Origination rate-29.51 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.86Rate spread (pts)+0.65 pts vs state
$111kMedian applicant income
531Loans originated
242Denied

Trend in New York

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202366220122.2%6.75%#97
20241,12332820.1%6.75%#74
20251,76553113.7%6.75%#47

What Freedom Mortgage lends in New York

By loan purpose

Home purchase 64 4% · 9.4% denied
Refinance 250 14% · 6.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,428 81% · 15.4% denied
Other / HELOC 23 1% · 4.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 382 22% · 10.0% denied
FHA 1,075 61% · 16.3% denied
VA 308 17% · 9.4% denied

Why it denied New York applicants

Collateral 116 48%
Debt-to-income ratio 47 19%
Credit history 44 18%
Other 15 6%
Unverifiable information 10 4%
Incomplete application 5 2%
Insufficient cash 3 1%
Employment history 2 1%

Where in New York

Counties with the most Freedom Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Suffolk County 3269741 12.6%
Nassau County 1533221 13.7%
Erie County 106558 7.5%
Orange County 80217 8.8%
Onondaga County 792013 16.5%
Queens County 68179 13.2%
Monroe County 641513 20.3%
Westchester County 58157 12.1%
Kings County 5597 12.7%
Albany County 42166 14.3%

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: 1,765 applications in 2025, of which 531 were originated and 242 denied.

13.7% of all applications, or 30.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The New York statewide average across all lenders was 19.8%.

The median rate on loans Freedom Mortgage originated in New York in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Freedom Mortgage'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