Mortgage lender · Westerly, RI · LEI 549300HKYBSATM44Q425

The Washington Trust Company, of Westerly review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

The Washington Trust Company, of Westerly earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 27.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 12th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.14 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 90th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.2kApplications2025
57.6%Originatedof applications
27.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$478MLoan volume6 states

The Washington Trust Company, of Westerly at a glance, 2025

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

22.2%Denial rate (all applications)+4.20 pts vs national
27.0%Denial rate (decided applications)+4.36 pts vs national
57.6%Origination rate-0.47 pts vs national
12.7%Withdrawn by applicant
5.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
-0.14Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.40 pts vs national
$205,000Median loan amount
$4,500Median total loan costs
$132kMedian applicant income
70%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%

12th27.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

90th-0.14 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

46th17.7%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

53rd2.20% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,8521,12519.8%23.8%6.38%$458M
20241,9241,13221.5%25.8%6.99%$333M
20252,2411,29022.2%27.0%6.50%$478M

What The Washington Trust Company, of Westerly 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 864 39% · 10.3% denied
Refinance 419 19% · 24.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 91 4% · 13.2% denied
Home improvement 638 28% · 31.7% denied
Other / HELOC 229 10% · 39.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,047 91% · 22.8% denied
FHA 167 7% · 17.4% denied
VA 26 1% · 3.9% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 1,108 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 17 manufactured homes, 180 investment properties.

Why The Washington Trust Company, of Westerly denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 497 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 261 53%
Credit history 175 35%
Collateral 38 8%
Other 20 4%
Unverifiable information 2 0%
Employment history 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at The Washington Trust Company, of Westerly

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1323172.2%
$50k – $100k58529636.6%
$100k – $150k55232424.3%
$150k – $250k53335216.8%
Over $250k37524314.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25292116.0%
25–3444227818.7%
35–4451728828.0%
45–5441423129.2%
55–6447225630.5%
65–7424815226.9%
Over 741045037.8%

Where The Washington Trust Company, of Westerly lends

6 states and 36 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Rhode Island1,7551,04021.9%6.38%#4
Massachusetts32215823.9%6.88%#116
Connecticut1468323.3%6.63%#137
New Hampshire1258.3%6.12%#237

Frequently asked questions

The Washington Trust Company, of Westerly denied 27.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 12th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason The Washington Trust Company, of Westerly gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 52.5% 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 The Washington Trust Company, of Westerly originated in 2025 was 6.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.14 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 39% of its applications were for home purchases, 23% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 39% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 91% conventional, 7% FHA, 1% 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 The Washington Trust Company, of Westerly. Data sources · Methodology