Mortgage lender · Northfield, VT · LEI 549300D7AV8NGI6N3S98

Northfield Savings Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Northfield Savings Bank earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 11.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 43rd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.02 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 83rd percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

319Applications2025
70.5%Originatedof applications
11.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$94MLoan volume1 states

Northfield Savings Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

9.7%Denial rate (all applications)-8.26 pts vs national
11.5%Denial rate (decided applications)-11.07 pts vs national
70.5%Origination rate+12.50 pts vs national
11.3%Withdrawn by applicant
4.4%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
-0.02Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.28 pts vs national
$255,000Median loan amount
$3,720Median total loan costs
$130kMedian applicant income
75%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

43rd11.5% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

83rd-0.02 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

32nd15.7%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

67th1.46% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202339522717.0%21.7%6.52%$59M
202436925710.6%12.6%6.57%$87M
20253192259.7%11.5%6.50%$94M

What Northfield Savings Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 183 57% · 4.9% denied
Refinance 19 6% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 34 11% · 14.7% denied
Home improvement 59 18% · 15.3% denied
Other / HELOC 24 8% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 317 99% · 9.8% denied
VA 2 1% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 4 manufactured homes, 47 investment properties.

Why Northfield Savings Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 31 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 20 65%
Collateral 7 23%
Credit history 3 10%
Other 1 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Northfield Savings Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k724315.3%
$100k – $150k835612.3%
$150k – $250k57442.1%
Over $250k55418.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3473495.5%
35–44724518.0%
45–54543017.5%
55–6440348.1%
65–74312314.3%

Where Northfield Savings Bank lends

1 states and 13 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Vermont3192259.7%6.50%#16

Frequently asked questions

Northfield Savings Bank denied 11.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 43rd percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Northfield Savings Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 64.5% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Northfield Savings Bank originated in 2025 was 6.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.02 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 57% of its applications were for home purchases, 17% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 26% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 99% conventional, 0% FHA, 1% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Northfield Savings Bank. Data sources · Methodology