Mortgage lender · Lebanon, NH · LEI 254900JKWAH734HBIE78

Mascoma Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Mascoma Bank earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 16.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 32nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.20 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 94th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.3kApplications2025
70.8%Originatedof applications
16.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.88%Median ratenational 6.63%
$352MLoan volume4 states

Mascoma Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

14.6%Denial rate (all applications)-3.40 pts vs national
16.0%Denial rate (decided applications)-6.57 pts vs national
70.8%Origination rate+12.73 pts vs national
6.0%Withdrawn by applicant
3.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.88%Median interest rate+0.25 pts vs national
-0.20Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.46 pts vs national
$205,000Median loan amount
$3,906Median total loan costs
$129kMedian applicant income
67%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

32nd16.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

94th-0.20 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

84th9.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

68th1.91% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,4751,08312.9%14.1%6.63%$324M
20241,24286415.5%17.1%7.38%$286M
20251,31092714.6%16.0%6.88%$352M

What Mascoma Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 547 42% · 12.8% denied
Refinance 78 6% · 10.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 185 14% · 17.8% denied
Home improvement 255 19% · 12.9% denied
Other / HELOC 245 19% · 19.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,310 100% · 14.6% denied

Also: 479 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 84 manufactured homes, 123 investment properties.

Why Mascoma Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 191 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 107 56%
Credit history 33 17%
Collateral 18 9%
Other 17 9%
Employment history 11 6%
Insufficient cash 3 2%
Incomplete application 2 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Mascoma Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k984745.5%
$50k – $100k32222817.2%
$100k – $150k26619211.9%
$150k – $250k2632147.7%
Over $250k2371823.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25231713.6%
25–3415811217.1%
35–4432522718.5%
45–5425618414.3%
55–6426419013.8%
65–7416411516.6%
Over 74714522.2%

Where Mascoma Bank lends

4 states and 31 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Vermont71750016.5%6.75%#7
New Hampshire58041712.4%6.99%#26
Maine1298.3%6.43%#203

Frequently asked questions

Mascoma Bank denied 16.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 32nd percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Mascoma Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 56.0% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Mascoma Bank originated in 2025 was 6.88%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.20 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 42% of its applications were for home purchases, 20% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 38% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Mascoma Bank. Data sources · Methodology