Newrez · Massachusetts · 2025

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

Newrez took 3,690 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #11 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 31.2% of them and denied 21.8% (40.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

3.7kApplicationsin MA
40.7%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$325,000Median loanstate $325,000
$449MVolume14 counties

Newrez in Massachusetts vs the state

21.8%Denial rate+5.63 pts vs state
40.7%Decision denial rate+20.74 pts vs state
31.2%Origination rate-31.41 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.47Rate spread (pts)+0.38 pts vs state
$117kMedian applicant income
1,151Loans originated
806Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,90062121.5%6.63%#17
20242,86595122.0%6.99%#14
20253,6901,15121.8%6.75%#11

What Newrez lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 499 14% · 11.2% denied
Refinance 1,007 27% · 13.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 2,181 59% · 28.2% denied
Home improvement 2 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,589 70% · 20.1% denied
FHA 740 20% · 34.1% denied
VA 360 10% · 9.2% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 552 68%
Credit history 87 11%
Unverifiable information 46 6%
Collateral 45 6%
Other 32 4%
Insufficient cash 29 4%
Employment history 14 2%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 0%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most Newrez applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Worcester County 655235120 18.3%
Middlesex County 613167120 19.6%
Essex County 460130101 22.0%
Plymouth County 40511592 22.7%
Bristol County 34611678 22.5%
Norfolk County 33111065 19.6%
Suffolk County 2776684 30.3%
Hampden County 2678961 22.8%
Barnstable County 2067751 24.8%
Berkshire County 451411 24.4%

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: 3,690 applications in 2025, of which 1,151 were originated and 806 denied.

21.8% of all applications, or 40.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Newrez originated in Massachusetts in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Newrez'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