Mortgage lender · Yorktown Heights, NY · LEI 549300TZDKJ07KL8T621

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

PCSB Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 27.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 43rd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.20 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 46th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

176Applications2025
63.6%Originatedof applications
27.6%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$41MLoan volume4 states

PCSB Bank at a glance, 2025

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

24.4%Denial rate (all applications)+6.45 pts vs national
27.6%Denial rate (decided applications)+4.97 pts vs national
63.6%Origination rate+5.61 pts vs national
5.7%Withdrawn by applicant
5.7%Closed for incompleteness
7.50%Median interest rate+0.88 pts vs national
0.20Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.05 pts vs national
$235,000Median loan amount
$5,075Median total loan costs
$177kMedian applicant income
60%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

43rd27.6% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

46th0.20 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

56th11.4%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

76th2.16% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231539124.2%27.6%6.99%$49M
202421811924.3%29.8%7.75%$45M
202517611224.4%27.6%7.50%$41M

What PCSB 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 44 25% · 6.8% denied
Refinance 34 19% · 23.5% denied
Home improvement 76 43% · 34.2% denied
Other / HELOC 22 13% · 27.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 176 100% · 24.4% denied

Also: 124 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 7 investment properties.

Why PCSB Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 43 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 18 42%
Credit history 9 21%
Collateral 7 16%
Other 5 12%
Incomplete application 2 5%
Unverifiable information 1 2%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at PCSB Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k281348.0%
$100k – $150k231528.6%
$150k – $250k594515.1%
Over $250k453025.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3423185.3%
35–44331646.7%
45–54362425.0%
55–64453024.4%
65–74221335.0%

Where PCSB Bank lends

4 states and 12 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
New York15910025.2%7.50%#228
Connecticut9622.2%7.00%#377
New Jersey540.0%7.00%#594

Frequently asked questions

PCSB Bank denied 27.6% 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 home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason PCSB Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 41.9% 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 PCSB Bank originated in 2025 was 7.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.20 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 25% of its applications were for home purchases, 19% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 56% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% 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 PCSB Bank. Data sources · Methodology