PeoplesBank · Massachusetts · 2025

PeoplesBank in Massachusetts: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

PeoplesBank took 823 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #59 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.4% of them and denied 12.3% (14.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

823Applicationsin MA
14.8%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$145,000Median loanstate $325,000
$144MVolume12 counties

PeoplesBank in Massachusetts vs the state

12.3%Denial rate-3.94 pts vs state
14.8%Decision denial rate-5.12 pts vs state
69.4%Origination rate+6.78 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.17Rate spread (pts)-0.26 pts vs state
$107kMedian applicant income
571Loans originated
101Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202390059413.9%6.38%#45
202483555211.6%6.81%#51
202582357112.3%6.25%#59

What PeoplesBank lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 282 34% · 6.4% denied
Refinance 203 25% · 11.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 13 2% · 15.4% denied
Home improvement 254 31% · 18.1% denied
Other / HELOC 71 9% · 15.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 823 100% · 12.3% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 65 64%
Credit history 21 21%
Collateral 10 10%
Other 5 5%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most PeoplesBank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hampden County 54036475 13.9%
Hampshire County 18613216 8.6%
Franklin County 19161 5.3%
Worcester County 16150 0.0%
Middlesex County 16132 12.5%
Essex County 1593 20.0%
Plymouth County 861 12.5%
Barnstable County 752 28.6%
Suffolk County 740 0.0%
Norfolk County 540 0.0%

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: 823 applications in 2025, of which 571 were originated and 101 denied.

12.3% of all applications, or 14.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans PeoplesBank originated in Massachusetts in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are PeoplesBank'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