Mortgage Research Center · Rhode Island · 2025

Mortgage Research Center in Rhode Island: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Mortgage Research Center took 368 mortgage applications in Rhode Island in 2025, ranking #27 of 453 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.8% of them and denied 22.3% (31.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.7%.

368Applicationsin RI
31.5%Decision denial ratestate 23.2%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$405,000Median loanstate $255,000
$77MVolume5 counties

Mortgage Research Center in Rhode Island vs the state

22.3%Denial rate+3.58 pts vs state
31.5%Decision denial rate+8.37 pts vs state
47.8%Origination rate-11.92 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.28Rate spread (pts)-0.47 pts vs state
$113kMedian applicant income
176Loans originated
82Denied

Trend in Rhode Island

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232249223.7%6.63%#37
202428412020.4%6.44%#35
202536817622.3%6.25%#27

What Mortgage Research Center lends in Rhode Island

By loan purpose

Home purchase 202 55% · 6.9% denied
Refinance 68 18% · 27.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 98 27% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 29 8% · 10.3% denied
FHA 15 4% · 13.3% denied
VA 324 88% · 23.8% denied

Why it denied Rhode Island applicants

Credit history 52 63%
Other 20 24%
Incomplete application 6 7%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 2%
Employment history 1 1%
Collateral 1 1%

Where in Rhode Island

Counties with the most Mortgage Research Center applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Providence County 1868450 26.9%
Kent County 1075517 15.9%
Newport County 31186 19.4%
Washington County 30145 16.7%
Bristol County 1454 28.6%

Other large lenders in Rhode Island

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 6,32927.8%7.40%
Navigant Credit UnionB 2,84716.1%6.50%
COASTAL1 Credit UnionB 1,93124.3%6.75%
The Washington Trust Company, of WesterlyC 1,75521.9%6.38%
Rocket MortgageC 1,43019.7%6.75%
Movement MortgageA 1,3083.6%6.63%
Bank of AmericaF 1,29839.1%6.24%
Primary Residential MortgageC 1,0568.4%6.63%
BankNewportB 1,01419.7%6.63%
CMG MortgageA 9927.6%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

Rhode Island: 368 applications in 2025, of which 176 were originated and 82 denied.

22.3% of all applications, or 31.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Rhode Island statewide average across all lenders was 18.7%.

The median rate on loans Mortgage Research Center originated in Rhode Island in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

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