Pentagon Federal Credit Union · Massachusetts · 2025

Pentagon Federal Credit Union in Massachusetts: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Pentagon Federal Credit Union took 231 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #143 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 44.2% of them and denied 38.1% (45.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

231Applicationsin MA
45.8%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
7.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $325,000
$28MVolume11 counties

Pentagon Federal Credit Union in Massachusetts vs the state

38.1%Denial rate+21.89 pts vs state
45.8%Decision denial rate+25.88 pts vs state
44.2%Origination rate-18.44 pts vs state
7.63%Median rate+1.00 pts vs state
0.40Rate spread (pts)+0.31 pts vs state
$163kMedian applicant income
102Loans originated
88Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233229644.7%7.81%#111
20243049944.4%9.00%#109
202523110238.1%7.63%#143

What Pentagon Federal Credit Union lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 48 21% · 27.1% denied
Refinance 53 23% · 39.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 14 6% · 42.9% denied
Home improvement 71 31% · 40.9% denied
Other / HELOC 45 19% · 42.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 204 88% · 38.2% denied
FHA 9 4% · 44.4% denied
VA 18 8% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 30 34%
Credit history 24 27%
Other 16 18%
Collateral 16 18%
Unverifiable information 1 1%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most Pentagon Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 432111 25.6%
Essex County 341413 38.2%
Worcester County 291512 41.4%
Plymouth County 251110 40.0%
Suffolk County 21711 52.4%
Barnstable County 20712 60.0%
Hampden County 1978 42.1%
Norfolk County 1586 40.0%
Bristol County 1463 21.4%
Berkshire County 732 28.6%

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: 231 applications in 2025, of which 102 were originated and 88 denied.

38.1% of all applications, or 45.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Pentagon Federal Credit Union originated in Massachusetts in 2025 was 7.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Pentagon Federal Credit Union'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