Needham Bank · Massachusetts · 2025

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

Needham Bank took 837 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #57 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.0% of them and denied 16.0% (19.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

837Applicationsin MA
19.3%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$355,000Median loanstate $325,000
$443MVolume11 counties

Needham Bank in Massachusetts vs the state

16.0%Denial rate-0.20 pts vs state
19.3%Decision denial rate-0.64 pts vs state
66.0%Origination rate+3.35 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
-0.24Rate spread (pts)-0.33 pts vs state
$237kMedian applicant income
552Loans originated
134Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202365743213.9%7.13%#62
202470645613.3%7.50%#61
202583755216.0%7.00%#57

What Needham Bank lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 232 28% · 6.5% denied
Refinance 234 28% · 15.8% denied
Home improvement 134 16% · 5.2% denied
Other / HELOC 237 28% · 31.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 837 100% · 16.0% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 95 71%
Credit history 15 11%
Other 12 9%
Collateral 11 8%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most Needham Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Norfolk County 38127352 13.6%
Middlesex County 23414637 15.8%
Suffolk County 894920 22.5%
Essex County 432711 25.6%
Plymouth County 27146 22.2%
Barnstable County 22153 13.6%
Worcester County 19122 10.5%
Bristol County 16123 18.8%
Dukes County 320 0.0%
Nantucket County 220 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: 837 applications in 2025, of which 552 were originated and 134 denied.

16.0% of all applications, or 19.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Needham Bank originated in Massachusetts in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Needham 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