Wave Federal Credit Union · Rhode Island · 2025

Wave Federal Credit Union in Rhode Island: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Wave Federal Credit Union took 37 mortgage applications in Rhode Island in 2025, ranking #113 of 453 lenders active in the state. It originated 78.4% of them and denied 10.8% (12.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.7%.

37Applicationsin RI
12.1%Decision denial ratestate 23.2%
7.75%Median ratestate 6.75%
$45,000Median loanstate $255,000
$1.6MVolume3 counties

Wave Federal Credit Union in Rhode Island vs the state

10.8%Denial rate-7.89 pts vs state
12.1%Decision denial rate-11.05 pts vs state
78.4%Origination rate+18.63 pts vs state
7.75%Median rate+1.00 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$89kMedian applicant income
29Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Rhode Island

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231058411.4%7.00%#58
202443384.7%7.75%#93
2025372910.8%7.75%#113

What Wave Federal Credit Union lends in Rhode Island

By loan purpose

Refinance 2 5% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 11 30% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 4 11% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 20 54% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 37 100% · 10.8% denied

Why it denied Rhode Island applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 50%
Credit history 1 25%
Incomplete application 1 25%

Where in Rhode Island

Counties with the most Wave Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Kent County 24193 12.5%
Providence County 12101 8.3%
Washington County 100 0.0%

Other large lenders in Rhode Island

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 6,32927.8%7.40%
Navigant Credit UnionB 2,84716.1%6.50%
COASTAL1 Credit UnionB 1,93124.3%6.75%
The Washington Trust Company, of WesterlyC 1,75521.9%6.38%
Rocket MortgageC 1,43019.7%6.75%
Movement MortgageA 1,3083.6%6.63%
Bank of AmericaF 1,29839.1%6.24%
Primary Residential MortgageC 1,0568.4%6.63%
BankNewportB 1,01419.7%6.63%
CMG MortgageA 9927.6%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

Rhode Island: 37 applications in 2025, of which 29 were originated and 4 denied.

10.8% of all applications, or 12.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Rhode Island statewide average across all lenders was 18.7%.

The median rate on loans Wave Federal Credit Union originated in Rhode Island in 2025 was 7.75%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Wave Federal Credit Union's own HMDA filing for properties located in Rhode Island, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology