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Independent analysis of official mortgage recordsHMDA 2025 · 7,155,718 applications

Lender in Massachusetts · HMDA 2025

Rate mortgages in Massachusetts

Rate's 2025 home-purchase and refinance lending in Massachusetts, compared with all lenders in the state.

Rate originated 3,770 owner-occupied single-family loans in Massachusetts from 4,017 completed applications, making it the state's #3 lender by volume.

Its median conventional purchase loan costs were $5,630 versus $5,240 for all Massachusetts lenders, at a median 30-year fixed rate of 6.625% (Massachusetts: 6.575%).

Loans in MA
3,770
of 4,017 applications
Denial rate
4.0%
Purchase · MA 6.3%
Rate spread
+0.08 pts
Conv. · MA +0.02 pts
Loan amount
$565,000
Purchase · MA $495,000

By loan purpose

PurposeApplicationsLoansDenial rate30-yr rate*Rate spread*Loan costs*Median loan
Home purchase3,0792,9314.0%6.625%+0.08 pts$5,630$565,000
Refinance6906435.9%6.375%+0.01 pts$4,360$635,000
Cash-out refinance24819618.9%6.750%+0.30 pts$4,720$445,000

*Conventional loans only; medians with at least 20 loans.

Massachusetts counties where Rate ranks in the top 25

CountyRankLoansMarket share
Middlesex County11,3258.3%
Essex County16738.3%
Norfolk County34395.8%
Suffolk County33466.4%
Worcester County43953.8%
Plymouth County42764.2%
Bristol County91352.2%
Barnstable County10461.9%
Hampden County111082.2%
Berkshire County2180.6%

Source: FFIEC/CFPB HMDA 2025 public LAR. Statistical profile, not a review or offer. Methodology