NFM · Rhode Island · 2025

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

NFM took 556 mortgage applications in Rhode Island in 2025, ranking #18 of 453 lenders active in the state. It originated 82.6% of them and denied 1.6% (1.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.7%.

556Applicationsin RI
1.9%Decision denial ratestate 23.2%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.75%
$425,000Median loanstate $255,000
$203MVolume5 counties

NFM in Rhode Island vs the state

1.6%Denial rate-17.08 pts vs state
1.9%Decision denial rate-21.26 pts vs state
82.6%Origination rate+22.80 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.60Rate spread (pts)+0.42 pts vs state
$115kMedian applicant income
459Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in Rhode Island

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236365430.9%6.88%#11
20246775701.8%6.88%#12
20255564591.6%6.75%#18

What NFM lends in Rhode Island

By loan purpose

Home purchase 463 83% · 1.9% denied
Refinance 41 7% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 46 8% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 6 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 333 60% · 0.9% denied
FHA 202 36% · 3.0% denied
VA 21 4% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Rhode Island applicants

Other 3 33%
Insufficient cash 2 22%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 22%
Collateral 1 11%
Credit history 1 11%

Where in Rhode Island

Counties with the most NFM applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Providence County 4063446 1.5%
Kent County 105793 2.9%
Washington County 29220 0.0%
Newport County 1190 0.0%
Bristol County 550 0.0%

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: 556 applications in 2025, of which 459 were originated and 9 denied.

1.6% of all applications, or 1.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Rhode Island statewide average across all lenders was 18.7%.

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

About this data. Figures are NFM'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