KeyBank · Massachusetts · 2025

KeyBank in Massachusetts: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

KeyBank took 124 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #225 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 46.8% of them and denied 37.9% (43.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

124Applicationsin MA
43.5%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$185,000Median loanstate $325,000
$21MVolume11 counties

KeyBank in Massachusetts vs the state

37.9%Denial rate+21.69 pts vs state
43.5%Decision denial rate+23.57 pts vs state
46.8%Origination rate-15.83 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.14Rate spread (pts)+0.04 pts vs state
$103kMedian applicant income
58Loans originated
47Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231807733.3%7.25%#164
2024823929.3%6.88%#263
20251245837.9%6.50%#225

What KeyBank lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 40 32% · 7.5% denied
Refinance 27 22% · 33.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 20 16% · 55.0% denied
Home improvement 16 13% · 37.5% denied
Other / HELOC 21 17% · 85.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 111 90% · 36.9% denied
FHA 11 9% · 54.6% denied
VA 2 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Incomplete application 29 62%
Credit history 13 28%
Collateral 2 4%
Other 2 4%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 2%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most KeyBank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hampden County 913840 44.0%
Middlesex County 850 0.0%
Berkshire County 541 20.0%
Barnstable County 422 50.0%
Suffolk County 422 50.0%
Nantucket County 320 0.0%
Worcester County 201 50.0%
Essex County 210 0.0%
Hampshire County 220 0.0%
Norfolk County 211 50.0%

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: 124 applications in 2025, of which 58 were originated and 47 denied.

37.9% of all applications, or 43.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans KeyBank originated in Massachusetts in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are KeyBank'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