Mortgage lender · Glens Falls, NY · LEI 549300ERHDU3FCE3FA33

Glens Falls National Bank and Trust review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Glens Falls National Bank and Trust earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 20.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 22nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.10 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 88th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.3kApplications2025
63.2%Originatedof applications
20.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.13%Median ratenational 6.63%
$252MLoan volume2 states

Glens Falls National Bank and Trust at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

16.5%Denial rate (all applications)-1.50 pts vs national
20.5%Denial rate (decided applications)-2.09 pts vs national
63.2%Origination rate+5.13 pts vs national
14.1%Withdrawn by applicant
5.5%Closed for incompleteness
6.13%Median interest rate-0.50 pts vs national
-0.10Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.36 pts vs national
$175,000Median loan amount
$4,543Median total loan costs
$122kMedian applicant income
76%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

22nd20.5% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

88th-0.10 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

36th19.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

37th2.60% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202380149717.4%21.7%5.13%$164M
202483252216.0%20.0%6.13%$120M
20251,34184716.5%20.5%6.13%$252M

What Glens Falls National Bank and Trust lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 659 49% · 5.8% denied
Refinance 154 11% · 26.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 37 3% · 13.5% denied
Home improvement 333 25% · 24.0% denied
Other / HELOC 158 12% · 36.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,310 98% · 16.4% denied
FHA 25 2% · 16.0% denied
VA 6 0% · 33.3% denied

Also: 597 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 42 manufactured homes, 104 investment properties.

Why Glens Falls National Bank and Trust denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 221 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 143 65%
Credit history 54 24%
Collateral 21 10%
Unverifiable information 1 0%
Employment history 1 0%
Other 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Glens Falls National Bank and Trust

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1334157.0%
$50k – $100k38322725.5%
$100k – $150k26416421.1%
$150k – $250k27119413.8%
Over $250k2511922.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25292116.0%
25–3424016812.0%
35–4433722816.1%
45–5424914227.9%
55–6424614625.0%
65–741739924.1%
Over 74533029.6%

Where Glens Falls National Bank and Trust lends

2 states and 18 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
New York1,33884516.4%6.13%#63

Frequently asked questions

Glens Falls National Bank and Trust denied 20.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 22nd percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Glens Falls National Bank and Trust gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 64.7% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Glens Falls National Bank and Trust originated in 2025 was 6.13%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.10 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 49% of its applications were for home purchases, 14% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 37% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 98% conventional, 2% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Glens Falls National Bank and Trust. Data sources · Methodology