NFM · Massachusetts · 2025

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

NFM took 297 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #119 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 83.5% of them and denied 1.4% (1.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

297Applicationsin MA
1.6%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$505,000Median loanstate $325,000
$132MVolume10 counties

NFM in Massachusetts vs the state

1.4%Denial rate-14.86 pts vs state
1.6%Decision denial rate-18.37 pts vs state
83.5%Origination rate+20.90 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.37Rate spread (pts)+0.27 pts vs state
$149kMedian applicant income
248Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232301831.3%6.99%#141
20242732261.1%6.99%#120
20252972481.4%6.63%#119

What NFM lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 229 77% · 1.3% denied
Refinance 38 13% · 2.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 22 7% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 8 3% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 238 80% · 0.8% denied
FHA 53 18% · 3.8% denied
VA 6 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 50%
Other 2 50%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most NFM applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bristol County 62503 4.8%
Middlesex County 47410 0.0%
Suffolk County 42360 0.0%
Worcester County 40330 0.0%
Norfolk County 38330 0.0%
Plymouth County 36301 2.8%
Essex County 20170 0.0%
Barnstable County 850 0.0%
Hampden County 330 0.0%
Berkshire County 100 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: 297 applications in 2025, of which 248 were originated and 4 denied.

1.4% of all applications, or 1.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

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

About this data. Figures are NFM'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