Lower · Connecticut · 2025

Lower in Connecticut: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Lower took 163 mortgage applications in Connecticut in 2025, ranking #120 of 687 lenders active in the state. It originated 38.0% of them and denied 17.2% (30.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

163Applicationsin CT
30.8%Decision denial ratestate 21.6%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$315,000Median loanstate $245,000
$24MVolume9 counties

Lower in Connecticut vs the state

17.2%Denial rate-0.22 pts vs state
30.8%Decision denial rate+9.18 pts vs state
38.0%Origination rate-22.34 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.28Rate spread (pts)+0.05 pts vs state
$136kMedian applicant income
62Loans originated
28Denied

Trend in Connecticut

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023481914.6%7.13%#204
20241466812.3%6.88%#115
20251636217.2%6.38%#120

What Lower lends in Connecticut

By loan purpose

Home purchase 31 19% · 3.2% denied
Refinance 32 20% · 18.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 100 61% · 21.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 87 53% · 6.9% denied
FHA 65 40% · 30.8% denied
VA 11 7% · 18.2% denied

Why it denied Connecticut applicants

Credit history 13 46%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 18%
Collateral 4 14%
Other 3 11%
Employment history 2 7%
Incomplete application 1 4%

Where in Connecticut

Counties with the most Lower applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
09110 502411 22.0%
09140 2892 7.1%
09170 2175 23.8%
09190 2062 10.0%
09120 1761 5.9%
09180 1142 18.2%
09160 732 28.6%
09130 521 20.0%
09150 412 50.0%

Other large lenders in Connecticut

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 6,04316.5%6.75%
Citizens BankC 4,89526.2%7.40%
Bank of AmericaF 4,59132.1%6.00%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 4,23913.7%6.50%
Total Mortgage ServicesB 4,2194.5%6.63%
Manufacturers and Traders TrustC 4,03031.8%5.99%
Liberty BankA 3,5139.5%5.99%
Webster BankC 2,76221.9%6.74%
NewrezD 2,55621.8%6.88%
AMERICAN EAGLE FINANCIAL Credit UnionD 2,46318.9%7.75%

Frequently asked questions

Connecticut: 163 applications in 2025, of which 62 were originated and 28 denied.

17.2% of all applications, or 30.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Connecticut statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Lower originated in Connecticut in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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