Pennymac Loan Services · Massachusetts · 2025

Pennymac Loan Services in Massachusetts: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Pennymac Loan Services took 2,555 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #20 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 51.5% of them and denied 12.2% (18.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

2.6kApplicationsin MA
18.6%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$355,000Median loanstate $325,000
$540MVolume13 counties

Pennymac Loan Services in Massachusetts vs the state

12.2%Denial rate-4.04 pts vs state
18.6%Decision denial rate-1.37 pts vs state
51.5%Origination rate-11.13 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.26Rate spread (pts)+0.17 pts vs state
$135kMedian applicant income
1,315Loans originated
311Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,12450314.7%6.62%#35
20241,69781215.2%6.62%#24
20252,5551,31512.2%6.50%#20

What Pennymac Loan Services lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 603 24% · 11.8% denied
Refinance 718 28% · 8.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 694 27% · 15.7% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 539 21% · 13.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,550 61% · 11.4% denied
FHA 708 28% · 14.7% denied
VA 295 12% · 10.2% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 106 34%
Credit history 64 21%
Collateral 58 19%
Incomplete application 34 11%
Insufficient cash 21 7%
Unverifiable information 17 5%
Other 8 3%
Employment history 3 1%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most Pennymac Loan Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Worcester County 42222553 12.6%
Middlesex County 36719539 10.6%
Plymouth County 34820634 9.8%
Bristol County 30214039 12.9%
Essex County 29712336 12.1%
Hampden County 24911827 10.8%
Norfolk County 20511920 9.8%
Suffolk County 1306829 22.3%
Barnstable County 1257318 14.4%
Hampshire County 43228 18.6%

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: 2,555 applications in 2025, of which 1,315 were originated and 311 denied.

12.2% of all applications, or 18.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Pennymac Loan Services originated in Massachusetts in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Pennymac Loan Services'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