Mortgage lender · Clinton, NJ · LEI 549300FNQXUCMCVLKL76

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

Unity Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 9.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 49th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.60 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 24th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

523Applications2025
73.4%Originatedof applications
9.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.00%Median ratenational 6.63%
$224MLoan volume13 states

Unity Bank at a glance, 2025

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

8.2%Denial rate (all applications)-9.76 pts vs national
9.9%Denial rate (decided applications)-12.66 pts vs national
73.4%Origination rate+15.39 pts vs national
3.3%Withdrawn by applicant
14.0%Closed for incompleteness
7.00%Median interest rate+0.38 pts vs national
0.60Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.35 pts vs national
$435,000Median loan amount
$5,722Median total loan costs
$178kMedian applicant income
74%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

49th9.9% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

24th0.60 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

27th17.2%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

73rd1.32% of loan

Trend, 2024–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20244263087.0%8.8%7.19%$166M
20255233848.2%9.9%7.00%$224M

What Unity 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 371 71% · 4.3% denied
Refinance 43 8% · 9.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 53 10% · 9.4% denied
Home improvement 27 5% · 29.6% denied
Other / HELOC 29 6% · 34.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 510 98% · 8.2% denied
FHA 13 2% · 7.7% denied

Also: 1 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 90 investment properties.

Why Unity Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 43 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 17 40%
Debt-to-income ratio 11 26%
Other 6 14%
Insufficient cash 4 9%
Collateral 3 7%
Unverifiable information 2 5%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Unity Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k825912.9%
$100k – $150k102807.9%
$150k – $250k1551178.5%
Over $250k15610810.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34113887.4%
35–441331066.1%
45–541258112.5%
55–64815715.9%
65–74432814.7%

Where Unity Bank lends

13 states and 53 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
New Jersey4393257.3%7.00%#131
Pennsylvania372710.8%6.63%#520
New York322015.6%6.56%#373
Florida660.0%6.69%#1,073

Frequently asked questions

Unity Bank denied 9.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 49th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Unity Bank gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 39.5% 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 Unity Bank originated in 2025 was 7.00%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.60 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 71% of its applications were for home purchases, 18% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 11% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 98% conventional, 2% 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 Unity Bank. Data sources · Methodology