Hometown Equity Mortgage · Vermont · 2025

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

Hometown Equity Mortgage took 14 mortgage applications in Vermont in 2025, ranking #94 of 320 lenders active in the state. It originated 35.7% of them and denied 50.0% (53.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.8%.

14Applicationsin VT
53.9%Decision denial ratestate 18.1%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.71%
$335,000Median loanstate $205,000
$2.0MVolume8 counties

Hometown Equity Mortgage in Vermont vs the state

50.0%Denial rate+35.18 pts vs state
53.9%Decision denial rate+35.78 pts vs state
35.7%Origination rate-29.16 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.54 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$158kMedian applicant income
5Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in Vermont

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202310730.0%8.75%#103
20249633.3%8.00%#112
202514550.0%7.25%#94

What Hometown Equity Mortgage lends in Vermont

By loan purpose

Home purchase 6 43% · 16.7% denied
Refinance 1 7% · 100.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 50% · 71.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 14 100% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Vermont applicants

Incomplete application 4 57%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 43%

Where in Vermont

Counties with the most Hometown Equity Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Chittenden County 412 50.0%
Windham County 211 50.0%
Franklin County 220 0.0%
Bennington County 211 50.0%
Rutland County 101 100.0%
Lamoille County 100 0.0%
Windsor County 101 100.0%
Caledonia County 101 100.0%

Other large lenders in Vermont

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Eastrise Federal Credit UnionA 3,5295.1%6.50%
Rocket MortgageC 1,16522.0%6.75%
North CountryC 1,1359.5%7.25%
Vermont Federal Credit UnionA 1,00312.0%6.75%
Citizens BankC 82638.9%7.65%
Emm LoansB 7611.5%6.63%
Mascoma BankB 71716.5%6.75%
Union BankB 6414.5%6.63%
Manufacturers and Traders TrustC 61730.8%5.99%
Community BankD 60713.3%7.00%

Frequently asked questions

Vermont: 14 applications in 2025, of which 5 were originated and 7 denied.

50.0% of all applications, or 53.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Vermont statewide average across all lenders was 14.8%.

The median rate on loans Hometown Equity Mortgage originated in Vermont in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.71%.

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