Hometown Equity Mortgage · Rhode Island · 2025

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

Hometown Equity Mortgage took 39 mortgage applications in Rhode Island in 2025, ranking #107 of 453 lenders active in the state. It originated 43.6% of them and denied 53.9% (53.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.7%.

39Applicationsin RI
53.9%Decision denial ratestate 23.2%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.75%
$445,000Median loanstate $255,000
$7.0MVolume4 counties

Hometown Equity Mortgage in Rhode Island vs the state

53.9%Denial rate+35.15 pts vs state
53.9%Decision denial rate+30.68 pts vs state
43.6%Origination rate-16.16 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.69Rate spread (pts)+0.50 pts vs state
$108kMedian applicant income
17Loans originated
21Denied

Trend in Rhode Island

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023341635.3%8.75%#102
2024271825.9%7.56%#114
2025391753.9%6.88%#107

What Hometown Equity Mortgage lends in Rhode Island

By loan purpose

Home purchase 21 54% · 52.4% denied
Refinance 7 18% · 71.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 11 28% · 45.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 27 69% · 51.9% denied
FHA 12 31% · 58.3% denied

Why it denied Rhode Island applicants

Incomplete application 15 71%
Other 2 10%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 5%
Insufficient cash 1 5%
Unverifiable information 1 5%
Credit history 1 5%

Where in Rhode Island

Counties with the most Hometown Equity Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Providence County 301118 60.0%
Kent County 743 42.9%
Newport County 110 0.0%
Washington County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in Rhode Island

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 6,32927.8%7.40%
Navigant Credit UnionB 2,84716.1%6.50%
COASTAL1 Credit UnionB 1,93124.3%6.75%
The Washington Trust Company, of WesterlyC 1,75521.9%6.38%
Rocket MortgageC 1,43019.7%6.75%
Movement MortgageA 1,3083.6%6.63%
Bank of AmericaF 1,29839.1%6.24%
Primary Residential MortgageC 1,0568.4%6.63%
BankNewportB 1,01419.7%6.63%
CMG MortgageA 9927.6%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

Rhode Island: 39 applications in 2025, of which 17 were originated and 21 denied.

53.9% of all applications, or 53.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Rhode Island statewide average across all lenders was 18.7%.

The median rate on loans Hometown Equity Mortgage originated in Rhode Island in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

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