NBKC Bank · Massachusetts · 2025

NBKC Bank in Massachusetts: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

NBKC Bank took 249 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #136 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 59.8% of them and denied 11.7% (16.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

249Applicationsin MA
16.2%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$505,000Median loanstate $325,000
$81MVolume11 counties

NBKC Bank in Massachusetts vs the state

11.7%Denial rate-4.56 pts vs state
16.2%Decision denial rate-3.75 pts vs state
59.8%Origination rate-2.76 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.19Rate spread (pts)-0.29 pts vs state
$170kMedian applicant income
149Loans originated
29Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231748712.1%6.38%#170
20242751627.3%6.38%#118
202524914911.7%6.13%#136

What NBKC Bank lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 110 44% · 4.6% denied
Refinance 99 40% · 13.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 21 8% · 42.9% denied
Other / HELOC 19 8% · 10.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 223 90% · 11.7% denied
FHA 7 3% · 14.3% denied
VA 19 8% · 10.5% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Unverifiable information 19 66%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 21%
Employment history 1 3%
Credit history 1 3%
Other 1 3%
Collateral 1 3%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most NBKC Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 77467 9.1%
Worcester County 42206 14.3%
Norfolk County 29221 3.4%
Essex County 22144 18.2%
Suffolk County 22141 4.5%
Hampden County 1482 14.3%
Plymouth County 1391 7.7%
Bristol County 1163 27.3%
Barnstable County 1143 27.3%
Hampshire County 650 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: 249 applications in 2025, of which 149 were originated and 29 denied.

11.7% of all applications, or 16.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans NBKC Bank originated in Massachusetts in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are NBKC Bank'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