Mortgage Research Center · New Hampshire · 2025

Mortgage Research Center in New Hampshire: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Mortgage Research Center took 806 mortgage applications in New Hampshire in 2025, ranking #18 of 535 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.2% of them and denied 17.9% (27.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.5%.

806Applicationsin NH
27.2%Decision denial ratestate 20.3%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.82%
$395,000Median loanstate $265,000
$162MVolume10 counties

Mortgage Research Center in New Hampshire vs the state

17.9%Denial rate+1.38 pts vs state
27.2%Decision denial rate+6.90 pts vs state
47.2%Origination rate-14.56 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.70 pts vs state
-0.32Rate spread (pts)-0.56 pts vs state
$114kMedian applicant income
380Loans originated
144Denied

Trend in New Hampshire

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202348923417.0%6.75%#22
202462931416.9%6.25%#19
202580638017.9%6.13%#18

What Mortgage Research Center lends in New Hampshire

By loan purpose

Home purchase 426 53% · 8.2% denied
Refinance 165 20% · 22.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 215 27% · 33.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 71 9% · 21.1% denied
FHA 17 2% · 23.5% denied
VA 718 89% · 17.4% denied

Why it denied New Hampshire applicants

Credit history 66 46%
Other 33 23%
Incomplete application 17 12%
Debt-to-income ratio 14 10%
Collateral 9 6%
Insufficient cash 3 2%
Employment history 2 1%

Where in New Hampshire

Counties with the most Mortgage Research Center applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hillsborough County 2069238 18.4%
Rockingham County 1325726 19.7%
Merrimack County 994717 17.2%
Cheshire County 733416 21.9%
Strafford County 69329 13.0%
Coos County 543010 18.5%
Belknap County 49217 14.3%
Grafton County 47259 19.1%
Carroll County 40216 15.0%
Sullivan County 37216 16.2%

Other large lenders in New Hampshire

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 4,96924.3%7.40%
CMG MortgageA 3,4992.5%6.63%
Rocket MortgageC 3,09017.0%6.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 2,4888.8%6.50%
Service Federal Credit UnionC 2,30025.5%6.49%
TD BankD 1,81122.5%7.54%
St. Mary's Bank Credit UnionB 1,51421.2%7.25%
Lighthouse Federal Credit UnionD 1,31134.3%7.49%
DigitalD 1,12920.3%7.74%
Bank of AmericaF 1,06828.9%5.99%

Frequently asked questions

New Hampshire: 806 applications in 2025, of which 380 were originated and 144 denied.

17.9% of all applications, or 27.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Hampshire statewide average across all lenders was 16.5%.

The median rate on loans Mortgage Research Center originated in New Hampshire in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.82%.

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