Waterstone Mortgage · New Hampshire · 2025

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

Waterstone Mortgage took 149 mortgage applications in New Hampshire in 2025, ranking #67 of 535 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.8% of them and denied 4.0% (5.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.5%.

149Applicationsin NH
5.6%Decision denial ratestate 20.3%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.82%
$355,000Median loanstate $265,000
$37MVolume10 counties

Waterstone Mortgage in New Hampshire vs the state

4.0%Denial rate-12.46 pts vs state
5.6%Decision denial rate-14.71 pts vs state
67.8%Origination rate+6.08 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.05 pts vs state
0.62Rate spread (pts)+0.38 pts vs state
$122kMedian applicant income
101Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in New Hampshire

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202396760.0%6.75%#80
2024115786.1%7.13%#69
20251491014.0%6.88%#67

What Waterstone Mortgage lends in New Hampshire

By loan purpose

Home purchase 109 73% · 3.7% denied
Refinance 20 13% · 10.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 19 13% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 110 74% · 1.8% denied
FHA 27 18% · 14.8% denied
VA 12 8% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied New Hampshire applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 4 67%
Collateral 2 33%

Where in New Hampshire

Counties with the most Waterstone Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Merrimack County 31241 3.2%
Rockingham County 29191 3.4%
Strafford County 26162 7.7%
Hillsborough County 20122 10.0%
Belknap County 17110 0.0%
Grafton County 960 0.0%
Carroll County 750 0.0%
Sullivan County 530 0.0%
Coos County 440 0.0%
Cheshire County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in New Hampshire

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 4,96924.3%7.40%
CMG MortgageA 3,4992.5%6.63%
Rocket MortgageC 3,09017.0%6.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 2,4888.8%6.50%
Service Federal Credit UnionC 2,30025.5%6.49%
TD BankD 1,81122.5%7.54%
St. Mary's Bank Credit UnionB 1,51421.2%7.25%
Lighthouse Federal Credit UnionD 1,31134.3%7.49%
DigitalD 1,12920.3%7.74%
Bank of AmericaF 1,06828.9%5.99%

Frequently asked questions

New Hampshire: 149 applications in 2025, of which 101 were originated and 6 denied.

4.0% of all applications, or 5.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Hampshire statewide average across all lenders was 16.5%.

The median rate on loans Waterstone Mortgage originated in New Hampshire in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.82%.

About this data. Figures are Waterstone Mortgage's own HMDA filing for properties located in New Hampshire, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology