Waterstone Mortgage · Massachusetts · 2025

Waterstone Mortgage in Massachusetts: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Waterstone Mortgage took 81 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #271 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 49.4% of them and denied 11.1% (18.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

81Applicationsin MA
18.4%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
6.44%Median ratestate 6.63%
$415,000Median loanstate $325,000
$17MVolume10 counties

Waterstone Mortgage in Massachusetts vs the state

11.1%Denial rate-5.10 pts vs state
18.4%Decision denial rate-1.58 pts vs state
49.4%Origination rate-13.22 pts vs state
6.44%Median rate-0.19 pts vs state
0.40Rate spread (pts)+0.31 pts vs state
$131kMedian applicant income
40Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023372313.5%6.99%#338
2024594110.2%6.88%#301
2025814011.1%6.44%#271

What Waterstone Mortgage lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 50 62% · 8.0% denied
Refinance 21 26% · 9.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 11% · 22.2% denied
Home improvement 1 1% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 51 63% · 7.8% denied
FHA 20 25% · 25.0% denied
VA 10 12% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 33%
Unverifiable information 2 22%
Credit history 2 22%
Other 1 11%
Collateral 1 11%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most Waterstone Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bristol County 34173 8.8%
Plymouth County 21141 4.8%
Norfolk County 512 40.0%
Worcester County 411 25.0%
Middlesex County 411 25.0%
Berkshire County 300 0.0%
Barnstable County 321 33.3%
Hampden County 330 0.0%
Suffolk County 210 0.0%
Hampshire County 200 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: 81 applications in 2025, of which 40 were originated and 9 denied.

11.1% of all applications, or 18.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Waterstone Mortgage originated in Massachusetts in 2025 was 6.44%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Waterstone Mortgage'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