Mortgage lender · Brockton, MA · LEI 549300E0KRXI8PZWAO17

HarborOne Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

HarborOne Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 51.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 2nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.47 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 78th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

767Applications2025
40.7%Originatedof applications
51.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.74%Median ratenational 6.63%
$68MLoan volume5 states

HarborOne Bank at a glance, 2025

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

45.6%Denial rate (all applications)+27.65 pts vs national
51.7%Denial rate (decided applications)+29.11 pts vs national
40.7%Origination rate-17.35 pts vs national
6.7%Withdrawn by applicant
5.1%Closed for incompleteness
6.74%Median interest rate+0.12 pts vs national
-0.47Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.72 pts vs national
$155,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$125kMedian applicant income
64%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

2nd51.7% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

78th-0.47 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

55th11.7%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,04546343.8%48.7%6.99%$98M
20241,03445745.1%49.4%6.99%$84M
202576731245.6%51.7%6.74%$68M

What HarborOne Bank 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 44 6% · 38.6% denied
Refinance 186 24% · 44.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 0% · 33.3% denied
Home improvement 405 53% · 44.2% denied
Other / HELOC 129 17% · 54.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 767 100% · 45.6% denied

Also: 764 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 11 investment properties.

Why HarborOne Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 350 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 149 43%
Credit history 143 41%
Collateral 51 15%
Employment history 5 1%
Other 1 0%
Unverifiable information 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at HarborOne Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k651276.7%
$50k – $100k2106564.7%
$100k – $150k1867650.3%
$150k – $250k1769339.8%
Over $250k1186429.2%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34601668.6%
35–441416348.1%
45–541978651.1%
55–642027552.9%
65–741275052.7%
Over 74372035.5%

Where HarborOne Bank lends

5 states and 32 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Massachusetts54822745.1%6.74%#78
Rhode Island1806948.9%6.74%#55
New Hampshire231417.4%6.74%#181
Maine11163.6%7.50%#216
Connecticut5180.0%6.74%#442

Frequently asked questions

HarborOne Bank denied 51.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 2nd percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason HarborOne Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 42.6% 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 HarborOne Bank originated in 2025 was 6.74%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.47 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 6% of its applications were for home purchases, 25% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 70% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% 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 HarborOne Bank. Data sources · Methodology