Freedom Mortgage · Vermont · 2025

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

Freedom Mortgage took 219 mortgage applications in Vermont in 2025, ranking #23 of 320 lenders active in the state. It originated 45.2% of them and denied 9.6% (15.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.8%.

219Applicationsin VT
15.6%Decision denial ratestate 18.1%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.71%
$285,000Median loanstate $205,000
$31MVolume14 counties

Freedom Mortgage in Vermont vs the state

9.6%Denial rate-5.23 pts vs state
15.6%Decision denial rate-2.51 pts vs state
45.2%Origination rate-19.66 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.46 pts vs state
0.05Rate spread (pts)-0.08 pts vs state
$92kMedian applicant income
99Loans originated
21Denied

Trend in Vermont

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023632223.8%6.94%#52
20241476614.3%6.44%#29
2025219999.6%6.25%#23

What Freedom Mortgage lends in Vermont

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5 2% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 104 47% · 4.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 109 50% · 14.7% denied
Other / HELOC 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 26 12% · 7.7% denied
FHA 93 42% · 14.0% denied
VA 100 46% · 6.0% denied

Why it denied Vermont applicants

Collateral 7 33%
Credit history 5 24%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 19%
Incomplete application 3 14%
Other 1 5%
Unverifiable information 1 5%

Where in Vermont

Counties with the most Freedom Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Franklin County 40213 7.5%
Chittenden County 32175 15.6%
Windsor County 27132 7.4%
Washington County 21121 4.8%
Bennington County 1882 11.1%
Rutland County 17111 5.9%
Lamoille County 1523 20.0%
Addison County 1351 7.7%
Windham County 1050 0.0%
Orleans County 820 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: 219 applications in 2025, of which 99 were originated and 21 denied.

9.6% of all applications, or 15.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Vermont statewide average across all lenders was 14.8%.

The median rate on loans Freedom Mortgage originated in Vermont in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.71%.

About this data. Figures are Freedom Mortgage'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