Northern Bank & Trust · Massachusetts · 2025

Northern Bank & Trust in Massachusetts: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Northern Bank & Trust took 250 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #133 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 77.6% of them and denied 9.2% (10.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

250Applicationsin MA
10.2%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
7.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$345,000Median loanstate $325,000
$162MVolume11 counties

Northern Bank & Trust in Massachusetts vs the state

9.2%Denial rate-7.01 pts vs state
10.2%Decision denial rate-9.77 pts vs state
77.6%Origination rate+15.00 pts vs state
7.75%Median rate+1.13 pts vs state
0.66Rate spread (pts)+0.57 pts vs state
$197kMedian applicant income
194Loans originated
23Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202327213.7%6.38%#367
2024614114.8%7.50%#294
20252501949.2%7.75%#133

What Northern Bank & Trust lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 89 36% · 4.5% denied
Refinance 19 8% · 15.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 56 22% · 12.5% denied
Home improvement 62 25% · 8.1% denied
Other / HELOC 24 10% · 16.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 250 100% · 9.2% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 11 48%
Collateral 4 17%
Incomplete application 4 17%
Other 3 13%
Credit history 1 4%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most Northern Bank & Trust applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 18114118 9.9%
Essex County 19140 0.0%
Suffolk County 15140 0.0%
Norfolk County 1172 18.2%
Worcester County 1181 9.1%
Barnstable County 541 20.0%
Plymouth County 320 0.0%
Nantucket County 220 0.0%
Dukes County 110 0.0%
Hampden County 101 100.0%

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: 250 applications in 2025, of which 194 were originated and 23 denied.

9.2% of all applications, or 10.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Northern Bank & Trust originated in Massachusetts in 2025 was 7.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Northern Bank & Trust'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