Newrez · Rhode Island · 2025

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

Newrez took 638 mortgage applications in Rhode Island in 2025, ranking #14 of 453 lenders active in the state. It originated 39.2% of them and denied 19.4% (32.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.7%.

638Applicationsin RI
32.6%Decision denial ratestate 23.2%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$305,000Median loanstate $255,000
$88MVolume5 counties

Newrez in Rhode Island vs the state

19.4%Denial rate+0.74 pts vs state
32.6%Decision denial rate+9.46 pts vs state
39.2%Origination rate-20.57 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.39Rate spread (pts)+0.21 pts vs state
$106kMedian applicant income
250Loans originated
124Denied

Trend in Rhode Island

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202335313218.4%6.75%#26
202446818122.9%6.88%#23
202563825019.4%6.63%#14

What Newrez lends in Rhode Island

By loan purpose

Home purchase 122 19% · 6.6% denied
Refinance 164 26% · 10.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 352 55% · 28.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 392 61% · 19.1% denied
FHA 167 26% · 27.0% denied
VA 79 12% · 5.1% denied

Why it denied Rhode Island applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 84 68%
Credit history 21 17%
Other 6 5%
Unverifiable information 4 3%
Insufficient cash 4 3%
Collateral 3 2%
Employment history 2 2%

Where in Rhode Island

Counties with the most Newrez applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Providence County 39215785 21.7%
Kent County 1436524 16.8%
Washington County 63208 12.7%
Newport County 2735 18.5%
Bristol County 1352 15.4%

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: 638 applications in 2025, of which 250 were originated and 124 denied.

19.4% of all applications, or 32.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Rhode Island statewide average across all lenders was 18.7%.

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

About this data. Figures are Newrez'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