Hometown Equity Mortgage · Massachusetts · 2025

Hometown Equity Mortgage in Massachusetts: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Hometown Equity Mortgage took 220 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #150 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 58.2% of them and denied 40.5% (41.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

220Applicationsin MA
41.0%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
7.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$505,000Median loanstate $325,000
$70MVolume14 counties

Hometown Equity Mortgage in Massachusetts vs the state

40.5%Denial rate+24.24 pts vs state
41.0%Decision denial rate+21.06 pts vs state
58.2%Origination rate-4.42 pts vs state
7.38%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
0.79Rate spread (pts)+0.69 pts vs state
$222kMedian applicant income
128Loans originated
89Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023892759.6%8.63%#244
20241304761.5%8.00%#199
202522012840.5%7.38%#150

What Hometown Equity Mortgage lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 88 40% · 38.6% denied
Refinance 30 14% · 60.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 102 46% · 36.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 214 97% · 40.7% denied
FHA 6 3% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Incomplete application 61 69%
Collateral 19 21%
Credit history 4 4%
Unverifiable information 2 2%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 2%
Other 1 1%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most Hometown Equity Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Essex County 311813 41.9%
Bristol County 301812 40.0%
Suffolk County 281810 35.7%
Plymouth County 241311 45.8%
Worcester County 231211 47.8%
Middlesex County 22175 22.7%
Norfolk County 1889 50.0%
Hampden County 17134 23.5%
Barnstable County 1266 50.0%
Dukes County 512 40.0%

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%
Guaranteed RateB 7,3134.5%6.50%
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%

Frequently asked questions

Massachusetts: 220 applications in 2025, of which 128 were originated and 89 denied.

40.5% of all applications, or 41.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Hometown Equity Mortgage originated in Massachusetts in 2025 was 7.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Hometown Equity Mortgage'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