Wells Fargo Bank · Massachusetts · 2025

Wells Fargo Bank in Massachusetts: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Wells Fargo Bank took 540 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #81 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 52.2% of them and denied 13.9% (21.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

540Applicationsin MA
21.0%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$475,000Median loanstate $325,000
$416MVolume14 counties

Wells Fargo Bank in Massachusetts vs the state

13.9%Denial rate-2.32 pts vs state
21.0%Decision denial rate+1.06 pts vs state
52.2%Origination rate-10.38 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.13Rate spread (pts)-0.22 pts vs state
$195kMedian applicant income
282Loans originated
75Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202380436326.6%5.88%#50
202454727020.3%6.25%#75
202554028213.9%6.13%#81

What Wells Fargo Bank lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 296 55% · 9.8% denied
Refinance 54 10% · 13.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 153 28% · 17.0% denied
Home improvement 4 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 33 6% · 39.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 515 95% · 13.0% denied
FHA 23 4% · 34.8% denied
VA 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 39 52%
Collateral 15 20%
Other 8 11%
Credit history 7 9%
Insufficient cash 5 7%
Incomplete application 1 1%

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most Wells Fargo Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 1297313 10.1%
Worcester County 772716 20.8%
Norfolk County 68406 8.8%
Suffolk County 61327 11.5%
Essex County 42266 14.3%
Plymouth County 412111 26.8%
Barnstable County 31186 19.4%
Hampden County 28102 7.1%
Bristol County 2092 10.0%
Berkshire County 15111 6.7%

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: 540 applications in 2025, of which 282 were originated and 75 denied.

13.9% of all applications, or 21.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Wells Fargo Bank originated in Massachusetts in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Wells Fargo Bank'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