The Savings Bank · Massachusetts · 2025

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

The Savings Bank took 174 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #181 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 79.3% of them and denied 4.0% (4.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

174Applicationsin MA
4.7%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$360,000Median loanstate $325,000
$63MVolume6 counties

The Savings Bank in Massachusetts vs the state

4.0%Denial rate-12.19 pts vs state
4.7%Decision denial rate-15.22 pts vs state
79.3%Origination rate+16.71 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$200kMedian applicant income
138Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232031577.9%#154
20241911573.7%#157
20251741384.0%#181

What The Savings Bank lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 79 45% · 1.3% denied
Refinance 13 7% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 29 17% · 13.8% denied
Home improvement 39 22% · 5.1% denied
Other / HELOC 14 8% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 174 100% · 4.0% denied

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most The Savings Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 86664 4.7%
Essex County 60503 5.0%
Norfolk County 1290 0.0%
Worcester County 970 0.0%
Suffolk County 650 0.0%
Plymouth County 110 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: 174 applications in 2025, of which 138 were originated and 7 denied.

4.0% of all applications, or 4.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are The 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