Lighthouse Federal Credit Union · Massachusetts · 2025

Lighthouse Federal Credit Union in Massachusetts: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Lighthouse Federal Credit Union took 29 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #383 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 51.7% of them and denied 31.0% (32.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

29Applicationsin MA
32.1%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
7.49%Median ratestate 6.63%
$165,000Median loanstate $325,000
$3.1MVolume6 counties

Lighthouse Federal Credit Union in Massachusetts vs the state

31.0%Denial rate+14.82 pts vs state
32.1%Decision denial rate+12.19 pts vs state
51.7%Origination rate-10.88 pts vs state
7.49%Median rate+0.87 pts vs state
0.58Rate spread (pts)+0.49 pts vs state
$195kMedian applicant income
15Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202312091.7%#418
202413176.9%10.00%#426
2025291531.0%7.49%#383

What Lighthouse Federal Credit Union lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 7 24% · 14.3% denied
Refinance 2 7% · 50.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 21% · 33.3% denied
Home improvement 8 28% · 37.5% denied
Other / HELOC 6 21% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 29 100% · 31.0% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 6 67%
Other 2 22%
Unverifiable information 1 11%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most Lighthouse Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Essex County 1695 31.3%
Middlesex County 523 60.0%
Worcester County 531 20.0%
Berkshire County 100 0.0%
Norfolk County 110 0.0%
Suffolk County 100 0.0%

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: 29 applications in 2025, of which 15 were originated and 9 denied.

31.0% of all applications, or 32.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Lighthouse Federal Credit Union originated in Massachusetts in 2025 was 7.49%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Lighthouse Federal Credit Union'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