Leader Bank · Vermont · 2025

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

Leader Bank took 25 mortgage applications in Vermont in 2025, ranking #72 of 320 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.0% of them and denied 4.0% (4.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.8%.

25Applicationsin VT
4.8%Decision denial ratestate 18.1%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.71%
$415,000Median loanstate $205,000
$8.1MVolume9 counties

Leader Bank in Vermont vs the state

4.0%Denial rate-10.82 pts vs state
4.8%Decision denial rate-13.31 pts vs state
76.0%Origination rate+11.13 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.21 pts vs state
-0.11Rate spread (pts)-0.24 pts vs state
$205kMedian applicant income
19Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Vermont

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202323194.4%7.00%#75
202420145.0%6.69%#74
202525194.0%6.50%#72

What Leader Bank lends in Vermont

By loan purpose

Home purchase 17 68% · 5.9% denied
Refinance 4 16% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 12% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 23 92% · 4.4% denied
FHA 2 8% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Vermont applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 100%

Where in Vermont

Counties with the most Leader Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Windsor County 760 0.0%
Windham County 430 0.0%
Washington County 430 0.0%
Lamoille County 330 0.0%
Caledonia County 220 0.0%
Chittenden County 211 50.0%
Essex County 100 0.0%
Rutland County 100 0.0%
Bennington County 110 0.0%

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: 25 applications in 2025, of which 19 were originated and 1 denied.

4.0% of all applications, or 4.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Vermont statewide average across all lenders was 14.8%.

The median rate on loans Leader Bank originated in Vermont in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.71%.

About this data. Figures are Leader Bank'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