PNC Bank · Massachusetts · 2025

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

PNC Bank took 846 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #56 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 46.1% of them and denied 28.7% (37.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

846Applicationsin MA
37.4%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $325,000
$293MVolume14 counties

PNC Bank in Massachusetts vs the state

28.7%Denial rate+12.51 pts vs state
37.4%Decision denial rate+17.49 pts vs state
46.1%Origination rate-16.50 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.22Rate spread (pts)-0.32 pts vs state
$174kMedian applicant income
390Loans originated
243Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202361729224.2%8.05%#64
202469630734.5%6.99%#63
202584639028.7%6.25%#56

What PNC Bank lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 191 23% · 17.8% denied
Refinance 140 17% · 26.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 30 4% · 26.7% denied
Home improvement 280 33% · 34.3% denied
Other / HELOC 205 24% · 33.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 841 99% · 28.8% denied
FHA 3 0% · 33.3% denied
VA 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 107 44%
Credit history 71 29%
Incomplete application 33 14%
Collateral 30 12%
Other 2 1%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most PNC Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 22211246 20.7%
Norfolk County 1275046 36.2%
Essex County 854823 27.1%
Suffolk County 842834 40.5%
Plymouth County 813332 39.5%
Worcester County 743217 23.0%
Bristol County 643220 31.3%
Barnstable County 45248 17.8%
Hampden County 31157 22.6%
Hampshire County 972 22.2%

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: 846 applications in 2025, of which 390 were originated and 243 denied.

28.7% of all applications, or 37.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

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

About this data. Figures are PNC Bank'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