Homestead Funding · New York · 2025

Homestead Funding in New York: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Homestead Funding took 4,860 mortgage applications in New York in 2025, ranking #18 of 750 lenders active in the state. It originated 82.4% of them and denied 2.1% (2.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.8%.

4.9kApplicationsin NY
2.5%Decision denial ratestate 24.0%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.63%
$255,000Median loanstate $235,000
$1.2BVolume60 counties

Homestead Funding in New York vs the state

2.1%Denial rate-17.61 pts vs state
2.5%Decision denial rate-21.52 pts vs state
82.4%Origination rate+22.82 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.08Rate spread (pts)-0.13 pts vs state
$111kMedian applicant income
4,005Loans originated
104Denied

Trend in New York

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234,4833,6372.9%6.50%#19
20244,7843,9662.9%6.50%#19
20254,8604,0052.1%6.49%#18

What Homestead Funding lends in New York

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4,540 93% · 2.0% denied
Refinance 125 3% · 3.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 144 3% · 5.6% denied
Home improvement 36 1% · 2.8% denied
Other / HELOC 15 0% · 13.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,885 80% · 1.9% denied
FHA 773 16% · 3.4% denied
VA 156 3% · 3.2% denied
USDA / RHS 46 1% · 2.2% denied

Why it denied New York applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 38 37%
Collateral 31 30%
Employment history 9 9%
Insufficient cash 8 8%
Other 8 8%
Credit history 6 6%
Unverifiable information 4 4%

Where in New York

Counties with the most Homestead Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Albany County 6645359 1.4%
Saratoga County 4223497 1.7%
Rensselaer County 39231510 2.6%
Schenectady County 3452795 1.4%
Broome County 3292813 0.9%
Greene County 21516011 5.1%
Onondaga County 2071881 0.5%
Orange County 1981622 1.0%
Erie County 1901762 1.1%
Ulster County 1891546 3.2%

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: 4,860 applications in 2025, of which 4,005 were originated and 104 denied.

2.1% of all applications, or 2.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The New York statewide average across all lenders was 19.8%.

The median rate on loans Homestead Funding originated in New York in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Homestead Funding'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