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Norwich Commercial Group review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Norwich Commercial Group earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 13.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 38th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.24 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 52nd percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

3.2kApplications2025
61.2%Originatedof applications
13.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$856MLoan volume41 states

Norwich Commercial Group at a glance, 2025

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

10.1%Denial rate (all applications)-7.89 pts vs national
13.9%Denial rate (decided applications)-8.66 pts vs national
61.2%Origination rate+3.20 pts vs national
13.0%Withdrawn by applicant
14.6%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.24Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.01 pts vs national
$385,000Median loan amount
$8,508Median total loan costs
$117kMedian applicant income
90%Median loan-to-value
5High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

38th13.9% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

52nd0.24 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

14th27.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

52nd2.21% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20233,5792,38312.1%15.1%6.75%$717M
20244,6673,02810.9%14.1%6.63%$1.2B
20253,1911,95410.1%13.9%6.63%$856M

What Norwich Commercial Group 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 2,387 75% · 10.1% denied
Refinance 804 25% · 10.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,069 65% · 10.2% denied
FHA 628 20% · 14.2% denied
VA 476 15% · 4.4% denied
USDA / RHS 18 1% · 5.6% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 31 manufactured homes, 433 investment properties.

Why Norwich Commercial Group denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 322 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Incomplete application 190 59%
Debt-to-income ratio 50 16%
Collateral 24 7%
Credit history 21 7%
Unverifiable information 18 6%
Other 12 4%
Insufficient cash 7 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Norwich Commercial Group

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1287223.7%
$50k – $100k97662613.8%
$100k – $150k79551214.6%
$150k – $250k59239712.0%
Over $250k33123511.9%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2533825810.6%
25–341,16379211.2%
35–4473242914.8%
45–5450825019.7%
55–6429215117.7%
65–741085017.5%
Over 74502422.6%

Where Norwich Commercial Group lends

41 states and 415 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
New York1,1979279.2%6.88%#76
Connecticut6314039.7%6.38%#49
New Jersey30018216.3%6.75%#165
Florida25411215.0%6.50%#336
Massachusetts132686.1%6.25%#218
Illinois81378.6%6.25%#382
Texas561823.2%6.25%#687
South Carolina491910.2%6.13%#342
Georgia44134.6%6.13%#450
Maryland43187.0%6.75%#331
California40197.5%6.00%#557
North Carolina36135.6%6.25%#443
Pennsylvania35225.7%7.25%#533
Virginia3490.0%6.25%#425
Arizona28117.1%6.00%#385
Alabama2360.0%6.50%#383
Vermont22140.0%6.19%#78
Tennessee2085.0%5.75%#535
Colorado1865.6%5.75%#429
Ohio17511.8%7.13%#552
Washington1775.9%6.25%#405
Michigan1666.3%6.75%#464
Indiana1347.7%6.00%#511
New Hampshire13623.1%6.63%#232
Oklahoma1120.0%5.69%#397
Louisiana10310.0%5.88%#373
Maine8237.5%6.44%#233
Kentucky7214.3%5.75%#462
Mississippi720.0%6.38%#303
District of Columbia520.0%6.81%#249

Frequently asked questions

Norwich Commercial Group denied 13.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 38th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Norwich Commercial Group gave in 2025 was "incomplete application", cited on 59.0% 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 Norwich Commercial Group originated in 2025 was 6.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.24 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 75% of its applications were for home purchases, 25% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 65% conventional, 20% FHA, 15% 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 Norwich Commercial Group. Data sources · Methodology