The Federal Savings Bank · Massachusetts · 2025

The Federal Savings Bank in Massachusetts: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

The Federal Savings Bank took 351 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #104 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 35.6% of them and denied 9.4% (20.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

351Applicationsin MA
20.4%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$415,000Median loanstate $325,000
$59MVolume13 counties

The Federal Savings Bank in Massachusetts vs the state

9.4%Denial rate-6.81 pts vs state
20.4%Decision denial rate+0.42 pts vs state
35.6%Origination rate-26.99 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.17Rate spread (pts)+0.08 pts vs state
$102kMedian applicant income
125Loans originated
33Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202345314611.3%6.63%#90
202436111910.0%6.50%#99
20253511259.4%6.50%#104

What The Federal Savings Bank lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 32 9% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 34 10% · 11.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 272 77% · 10.7% denied
Home improvement 9 3% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 4 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 58 17% · 15.5% denied
FHA 54 15% · 9.3% denied
VA 239 68% · 8.0% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Incomplete application 13 39%
Debt-to-income ratio 10 30%
Collateral 4 12%
Other 4 12%
Credit history 2 6%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most The Federal Savings Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Worcester County 70236 8.6%
Plymouth County 51194 7.8%
Bristol County 44213 6.8%
Hampden County 41124 9.8%
Essex County 34106 17.6%
Middlesex County 34142 5.9%
Norfolk County 2594 16.0%
Suffolk County 1972 10.5%
Barnstable County 1860 0.0%
Berkshire County 730 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: 351 applications in 2025, of which 125 were originated and 33 denied.

9.4% of all applications, or 20.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans The Federal Savings Bank originated in Massachusetts in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are The Federal Savings 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