Nations Direct Mortgage · Massachusetts · 2025

Nations Direct Mortgage in Massachusetts: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Nations Direct Mortgage took 385 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #98 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 81.6% of them and denied 4.9% (5.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

385Applicationsin MA
5.7%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$505,000Median loanstate $325,000
$164MVolume14 counties

Nations Direct Mortgage in Massachusetts vs the state

4.9%Denial rate-11.27 pts vs state
5.7%Decision denial rate-14.24 pts vs state
81.6%Origination rate+18.96 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.11Rate spread (pts)-0.20 pts vs state
$190kMedian applicant income
314Loans originated
19Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202315510312.9%7.38%#182
20243942966.9%6.63%#92
20253853144.9%6.13%#98

What Nations Direct Mortgage lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 167 43% · 7.2% denied
Refinance 171 44% · 1.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 47 12% · 8.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 342 89% · 4.4% denied
FHA 42 11% · 9.5% denied
VA 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 8 42%
Collateral 3 16%
Credit history 2 11%
Insufficient cash 2 11%
Other 2 11%
Unverifiable information 1 5%
Incomplete application 1 5%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most Nations Direct Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 1701456 3.5%
Norfolk County 57482 3.5%
Suffolk County 39332 5.1%
Worcester County 30223 10.0%
Essex County 21133 14.3%
Bristol County 18141 5.6%
Barnstable County 17140 0.0%
Hampden County 1191 9.1%
Plymouth County 1171 9.1%
Hampshire County 540 0.0%

Other large lenders in Massachusetts

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 17,47629.0%7.40%
Rocket MortgageC 8,69815.9%6.75%
Bank of AmericaF 7,78430.1%5.99%
Guaranteed RateB 7,3134.5%6.50%
Eastern BankB 6,21631.8%6.99%
Rockland TrustC 5,99028.6%6.99%
Leader BankA 5,9131.8%6.25%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 5,89812.8%6.50%
Crosscountry MortgageB 5,6343.8%6.63%
TD BankD 3,77826.9%7.44%

Frequently asked questions

Massachusetts: 385 applications in 2025, of which 314 were originated and 19 denied.

4.9% of all applications, or 5.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Nations Direct Mortgage originated in Massachusetts in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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