Hometown Equity Mortgage · New York · 2025

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

Hometown Equity Mortgage took 1,231 mortgage applications in New York in 2025, ranking #73 of 750 lenders active in the state. It originated 58.0% of them and denied 40.2% (40.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.8%.

1.2kApplicationsin NY
40.6%Decision denial ratestate 24.0%
7.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$505,000Median loanstate $235,000
$413MVolume54 counties

Hometown Equity Mortgage in New York vs the state

40.2%Denial rate+20.46 pts vs state
40.6%Decision denial rate+16.60 pts vs state
58.0%Origination rate-1.59 pts vs state
7.38%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$40kMedian applicant income
714Loans originated
495Denied

Trend in New York

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202347220952.3%8.88%#118
202469935547.2%7.75%#99
20251,23171440.2%7.38%#73

What Hometown Equity Mortgage lends in New York

By loan purpose

Home purchase 457 37% · 39.6% denied
Refinance 88 7% · 46.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 686 56% · 39.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,231 100% · 40.2% denied

Why it denied New York applicants

Incomplete application 394 80%
Collateral 71 14%
Credit history 21 4%
Unverifiable information 6 1%
Other 2 0%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

Where in New York

Counties with the most Hometown Equity Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Kings County 1649467 40.9%
Queens County 1609858 36.3%
Suffolk County 1217743 35.5%
Nassau County 975441 42.3%
Rockland County 644319 29.7%
Westchester County 624220 32.3%
Bronx County 613625 41.0%
Erie County 603128 46.7%
Albany County 503020 40.0%
Monroe County 502822 44.0%

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: 1,231 applications in 2025, of which 714 were originated and 495 denied.

40.2% of all applications, or 40.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The New York statewide average across all lenders was 19.8%.

The median rate on loans Hometown Equity Mortgage originated in New York 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 New York, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology