Leader Bank · Rhode Island · 2025

Leader Bank in Rhode Island: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Leader Bank took 149 mortgage applications in Rhode Island in 2025, ranking #61 of 453 lenders active in the state. It originated 83.2% of them and denied 2.0% (2.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.7%.

149Applicationsin RI
2.3%Decision denial ratestate 23.2%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.75%
$405,000Median loanstate $255,000
$58MVolume5 counties

Leader Bank in Rhode Island vs the state

2.0%Denial rate-16.69 pts vs state
2.3%Decision denial rate-20.88 pts vs state
83.2%Origination rate+23.47 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.08Rate spread (pts)-0.27 pts vs state
$152kMedian applicant income
124Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Rhode Island

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202385653.5%6.63%#67
20241431137.7%6.62%#53
20251491242.0%6.38%#61

What Leader Bank lends in Rhode Island

By loan purpose

Home purchase 116 78% · 2.6% denied
Refinance 20 13% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 4% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 7 5% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 142 95% · 0.7% denied
FHA 4 3% · 50.0% denied
VA 3 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Rhode Island applicants

Credit history 1 33%
Collateral 1 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 33%

Where in Rhode Island

Counties with the most Leader Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Providence County 98793 3.1%
Kent County 19160 0.0%
Newport County 14130 0.0%
Washington County 12110 0.0%
Bristol County 650 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: 149 applications in 2025, of which 124 were originated and 3 denied.

2.0% of all applications, or 2.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Rhode Island statewide average across all lenders was 18.7%.

The median rate on loans Leader Bank originated in Rhode Island in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Leader Bank'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