Mortgage lender · Taunton, MA · LEI 549300BOX0L2YKKXKO38

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

Mechanics Cooperative Bank earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 8.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 53rd percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

110Applications2025
77.3%Originatedof applications
8.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$99MLoan volume3 states

Mechanics Cooperative Bank at a glance, 2025

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

8.2%Denial rate (all applications)-9.80 pts vs national
8.9%Denial rate (decided applications)-13.68 pts vs national
77.3%Origination rate+19.24 pts vs national
5.5%Withdrawn by applicant
2.7%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$380,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$146kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

53rd8.9% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

66th8.2%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231421138.5%9.1%$94M
2024116986.9%7.3%$80M
2025110858.2%8.9%$99M

What Mechanics Cooperative 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 52 47% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 10 9% · 20.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 14 13% · 7.1% denied
Home improvement 25 23% · 16.0% denied
Other / HELOC 9 8% · 22.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 110 100% · 8.2% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 1 manufactured homes, 43 investment properties.

Who gets approved at Mechanics Cooperative Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$150k – $250k20160.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
55–64272111.5%

Where Mechanics Cooperative Bank lends

3 states and 13 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Massachusetts98777.1%#251
Rhode Island11718.2%#187

Frequently asked questions

Mechanics Cooperative Bank denied 8.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 53rd percentile of small mortgage lenders.

In 2025, 47% of its applications were for home purchases, 22% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 31% 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 Mechanics Cooperative Bank. Data sources · Methodology