Mortgage lender · Woodbridge Township, NJ · LEI 5493004NH61PL6YYNH25

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

Provident Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 31.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 8th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.03 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 82nd percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.4kApplications2025
53.0%Originatedof applications
31.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.88%Median ratenational 6.63%
$988MLoan volume10 states

Provident Bank at a glance, 2025

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

25.2%Denial rate (all applications)+7.21 pts vs national
31.2%Denial rate (decided applications)+8.58 pts vs national
53.0%Origination rate-5.02 pts vs national
10.8%Withdrawn by applicant
8.4%Closed for incompleteness
6.88%Median interest rate+0.25 pts vs national
-0.03Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.28 pts vs national
$205,000Median loan amount
$5,256Median total loan costs
$141kMedian applicant income
58%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

8th31.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

82nd-0.03 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

39th19.2%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

39th2.56% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,65383830.0%35.5%6.50%$540M
20243,0431,56330.6%36.0%7.00%$663M
20252,4411,29425.2%31.2%6.88%$988M

What Provident 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 557 23% · 7.2% denied
Refinance 122 5% · 9.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 642 26% · 27.7% denied
Home improvement 175 7% · 24.6% denied
Other / HELOC 945 39% · 36.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,413 99% · 25.1% denied
FHA 26 1% · 38.5% denied
VA 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 1,104 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 3 manufactured homes, 254 investment properties.

Why Provident Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 615 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 334 54%
Credit history 134 22%
Other 85 14%
Collateral 56 9%
Employment history 5 1%
Unverifiable information 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Provident Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1263363.3%
$50k – $100k46820540.4%
$100k – $150k47326726.7%
$150k – $250k48531616.8%
Over $250k43829310.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3425314823.9%
35–4438719832.6%
45–5447224033.4%
55–6457028435.1%
65–7437518035.3%
Over 741838038.7%

Where Provident Bank lends

10 states and 62 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
New Jersey2,2551,18025.9%7.00%#35
New York885620.5%6.25%#285
Pennsylvania794816.5%6.75%#408
Florida1380.0%6.06%#850

Frequently asked questions

Provident Bank denied 31.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 8th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Provident Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 54.3% 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 Provident Bank originated in 2025 was 6.88%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.03 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 23% of its applications were for home purchases, 31% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 46% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 99% conventional, 1% 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 Provident Bank. Data sources · Methodology