Guaranteed Rate · Massachusetts · 2025

Guaranteed Rate in Massachusetts: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Guaranteed Rate took 7,313 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #4 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.6% of them and denied 4.5% (6.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

7.3kApplicationsin MA
6.7%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$535,000Median loanstate $325,000
$2.6BVolume14 counties

Guaranteed Rate in Massachusetts vs the state

4.5%Denial rate-11.67 pts vs state
6.7%Decision denial rate-13.23 pts vs state
61.6%Origination rate-0.97 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.10Rate spread (pts)+0.01 pts vs state
$171kMedian applicant income
4,507Loans originated
332Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235,5533,2214.5%6.63%#3
20246,6454,4446.3%6.63%#3
20257,3134,5074.5%6.50%#4

What Guaranteed Rate lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4,858 66% · 3.2% denied
Refinance 1,307 18% · 3.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 745 10% · 7.5% denied
Home improvement 168 2% · 19.6% denied
Other / HELOC 235 3% · 17.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 6,341 87% · 4.0% denied
FHA 721 10% · 9.9% denied
VA 247 3% · 2.0% denied
USDA / RHS 4 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 130 39%
Collateral 63 19%
Credit history 41 12%
Other 35 11%
Incomplete application 31 9%
Insufficient cash 17 5%
Unverifiable information 14 4%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most Guaranteed Rate applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 2,3811,50579 3.3%
Essex County 1,21979572 5.9%
Norfolk County 81750031 3.8%
Worcester County 78846739 4.9%
Suffolk County 77644240 5.2%
Plymouth County 52531928 5.3%
Bristol County 27416523 8.4%
Hampden County 26716611 4.1%
Barnstable County 1631035 3.1%
Berkshire County 39173 7.7%

Other large lenders in Massachusetts

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 17,47629.0%7.40%
Rocket MortgageC 8,69815.9%6.75%
Bank of AmericaF 7,78430.1%5.99%
Eastern BankB 6,21631.8%6.99%
Rockland TrustC 5,99028.6%6.99%
Leader BankA 5,9131.8%6.25%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 5,89812.8%6.50%
Crosscountry MortgageB 5,6343.8%6.63%
TD BankD 3,77826.9%7.44%
NewrezD 3,69021.8%6.75%

Frequently asked questions

Massachusetts: 7,313 applications in 2025, of which 4,507 were originated and 332 denied.

4.5% of all applications, or 6.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Guaranteed Rate originated in Massachusetts in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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