Massachusetts · 2025 HMDA data

Mortgage lenders in Massachusetts: denial rates, approval odds and real rates (2025)

799 lenders acted on 216,627 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025. 16.2% were denied, against 18.0% nationally. The median interest rate on loans that closed was 6.63%, the median loan $325,000.

217kApplications
16.2%Denial rateUS 18.0%
6.63%Median rateUS 6.63%
$325,000Median loanUS $225,000
$64BOriginated volume

Largest mortgage lenders in Massachusetts

By applications received in 2025. Grade is the lender's national grade.

#LenderGradeApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rate
1 Citizens Bank C 17,47610,235 29.0%7.40%
2 Rocket Mortgage C 8,6986,590 15.9%6.75%
3 Bank of America F 7,7843,551 30.1%5.99%
4 Guaranteed Rate B 7,3134,507 4.5%6.50%
5 Eastern Bank B 6,2163,620 31.8%6.99%
6 Rockland Trust C 5,9903,239 28.6%6.99%
7 Leader Bank A 5,9134,926 1.8%6.25%
8 United Shore Financial Services B 5,8984,404 12.8%6.50%
9 Crosscountry Mortgage B 5,6343,923 3.8%6.63%
10 TD Bank D 3,7781,975 26.9%7.44%
11 Newrez D 3,6901,151 21.8%6.75%
12 Digital D 3,4611,769 23.8%7.75%
13 CMG Mortgage A 3,4352,329 5.8%6.63%
14 Guild Mortgage A 3,0892,282 4.1%6.50%
15 Loandepot.Com D 2,9331,900 16.6%6.75%
16 The Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank C 2,8401,955 11.7%7.50%
17 Fairway Independent Mortgage B 2,6581,954 6.1%6.63%
18 Broker Solutions D 2,6371,118 10.2%6.75%
19 Manufacturers and Traders Trust C 2,6061,690 24.3%5.88%
20 Pennymac Loan Services C 2,5551,315 12.2%6.50%
21 Freedom Mortgage B 2,209792 9.3%6.25%
22 JPMorgan Chase Bank B 2,0221,248 9.7%6.38%
23 Movement Mortgage A 1,8621,412 4.4%6.63%
24 bankESB A 1,7701,399 7.5%6.13%
25 Total Mortgage Services B 1,7451,361 4.5%6.63%

Best approval odds in Massachusetts

Lowest decision denial rate among lenders that decided at least 300 Massachusetts applications in 2025.

#LenderDecidedDecision denial rateMedian rate
1Rf Renovo Management Company4330.0%9.75%
2Emm Loans5520.9%6.75%
3General Mortgage Capital3072.0%6.38%
4Leader Bank5,1472.1%6.25%
5Morgan Stanley Private Bank4782.5%5.83%
6American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company7713.9%6.63%
7Radius Financial Group9484.0%6.62%
8Dedham Institution for Savings3234.3%6.38%
9Guaranteed Rate Affinity8604.4%6.50%
10Northpoint Mortgage4684.5%6.63%

Lowest median rates in Massachusetts

Among lenders reporting rates on at least 100 originated loans. Product mix matters: a VA specialist will show a lower median than a jumbo lender.

#LenderPriced loansMedian rateDenial rate
1Align Credit Union2355.49%18.3%
2Charles Schwab Bank1685.50%4.5%
3Berkshire Bank5305.50%18.4%
4United Nations Federal Credit Union1675.63%5.2%
5Members Mortgage Company1525.63%5.5%
6Citibank2125.69%13.0%
7First-Citizens Bank & Trust1555.75%9.6%
8Morgan Stanley Private Bank4495.83%2.2%
9UBS Bank USA1245.88%4.6%
10Liberty Bank2695.88%5.9%

What Massachusetts borrowers applied for

By loan purpose

Home purchase 84,908 39% · 7.1% denied
Refinance 42,615 20% · 15.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 31,998 15% · 19.6% denied
Home improvement 31,515 15% · 27.3% denied
Other / HELOC 25,591 12% · 29.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 191,839 89% · 16.4% denied
FHA 17,769 8% · 16.6% denied
VA 6,704 3% · 11.4% denied
USDA / RHS 315 0% · 9.8% denied

Denial rate by applicant income

Under $50k 56.4%
$50k – $100k 28.5%
$100k – $150k 19.0%
$150k – $250k 14.1%
Over $250k 11.2%

Why Massachusetts applications were denied

Debt-to-income ratio 14,137 42%
Credit history 7,178 21%
Collateral 5,247 16%
Incomplete application 2,670 8%
Other 2,583 8%
Unverifiable information 986 3%
Insufficient cash 567 2%
Employment history 233 1%
Mortgage insurance denied 6 0%

Massachusetts mortgage market by year

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateMedian loanLenders
2023182,317111,65518.6%6.88%$265,000754
2024195,186119,67318.3%6.99%$295,000746
2025216,627135,61416.2%6.63%$325,000799

Massachusetts counties

Counties with at least 200 applications in 2025, most active first.

Frequently asked questions

16.2% of mortgage applications in Massachusetts were denied in 2025 (20.0% of applications that reached a decision). Nationally the rate was 18.0%.

Citizens Bank handled the most applications in Massachusetts in 2025: 17,476, with a denial rate of 29.0%.

Among lenders that decided at least 300 applications in Massachusetts, Rf Renovo Management Company had the lowest decision denial rate at 0.0%.

The median interest rate on loans originated in Massachusetts in 2025 was 6.63%. That is the rate borrowers actually received, reported by lenders under HMDA, not an advertised rate.