Salem Five Mortgage Company · Massachusetts · 2025

Salem Five Mortgage Company in Massachusetts: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Salem Five Mortgage Company took 1,525 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #28 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 78.3% of them and denied 9.1% (10.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

1.5kApplicationsin MA
10.3%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$505,000Median loanstate $325,000
$664MVolume13 counties

Salem Five Mortgage Company in Massachusetts vs the state

9.1%Denial rate-7.10 pts vs state
10.3%Decision denial rate-9.62 pts vs state
78.3%Origination rate+15.70 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.01Rate spread (pts)-0.08 pts vs state
$165kMedian applicant income
1,194Loans originated
139Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,3721,0159.1%6.38%#24
20241,6251,25610.6%6.50%#26
20251,5251,1949.1%6.25%#28

What Salem Five Mortgage Company lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,293 85% · 8.8% denied
Refinance 143 9% · 10.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 68 4% · 8.8% denied
Home improvement 12 1% · 16.7% denied
Other / HELOC 9 1% · 22.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,401 92% · 8.3% denied
FHA 107 7% · 21.5% denied
VA 17 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 60 43%
Collateral 29 21%
Other 18 13%
Unverifiable information 15 11%
Credit history 12 9%
Insufficient cash 4 3%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most Salem Five Mortgage Company applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Essex County 54842651 9.3%
Middlesex County 41334127 6.5%
Suffolk County 16711724 14.4%
Worcester County 121987 5.8%
Norfolk County 1077813 12.1%
Plymouth County 957310 10.5%
Bristol County 35312 5.7%
Barnstable County 25203 12.0%
Franklin County 531 20.0%
Hampden County 330 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: 1,525 applications in 2025, of which 1,194 were originated and 139 denied.

9.1% of all applications, or 10.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Salem Five Mortgage Company originated in Massachusetts in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Salem Five Mortgage Company'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