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Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC in Massachusetts

HMDA record for properties in Massachusetts, calendar year 2024. National record · Massachusetts overview

LEI 549300RA3E0BUFO7YZ21
Reporting agency Department of Housing and Urban Development
State Massachusetts

HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws. The data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations for loan approval and loan pricing decisions. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.

In Massachusetts, Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC reported 130 applications and 47 originations for 2024, $24m in all.

Its denial rate in the state was 63.0%, above the Massachusetts rate of 22.3% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 49.4%.

Applications in the state were up 46% on 2023.

130applications in MA, 20241.4% of the lender's total
47loans originated$24m
63.0%denial rateMA all lenders 22.3%
—median rate spreadMA 0.2 pp

Compared with the state and the lender's national record

MeasureIn MassachusettsMassachusetts, all lendersHometown Equity Mortgage, LLC, all statesUnited States
Denial rate63.0%22.3%49.4%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp—0.21.30.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more—11.9%43.9%15.6%
Average originated loan$519k$432k$438k$329k
Home purchase share34.0%50.7%55.6%57.0%
FHA-insured share0.0%7.5%11.2%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share0.0%2.5%1.4%7.9%

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

0721442022: 144 Applications2023: 89 Applications2024: 130 Applications2022: 52 Originations2023: 27 Originations2024: 47 Originations202220232024
Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC in Massachusetts: applications and originations, 2022–2024

This lender in stateMassachusetts, all lenders

0%31.9%63.9%2022: 40.3% This lender in state2023: 63.9% This lender in state2024: 63% This lender in state202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Loan purpose and loan type in Massachusetts

By purpose

Home purchase 34% (16)Refinancing 21% (10)Cash-out refinancing 45% (21)

By type

Conventional 100% (47)

Denial reasons as coded

Credit application incomplete65%
Collateral17.5%
Credit history12.5%
Insufficient cash (downpayment, closing costs)3.8%
Debt-to-income ratio1.3%
Employment history0%
Unverifiable information0%
Mortgage insurance denied0%
Other0%

Share of 80 denials in Massachusetts by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).

Counties in Massachusetts

CountyApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rate
Essex County284$2.1m85.7%

Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.

Questions and answers

How many mortgages did Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC originate in Massachusetts in 2024?

47 loans totalling $24m, from 130 applications reported for properties in Massachusetts.

What is Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC's denial rate in Massachusetts?

63.0% of decided applications in Massachusetts were denied, against 22.3% for all lenders in the state and 49.4% for this lender nationally. HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws.

Which Massachusetts counties does Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC lend in most?

By originations: Essex County (4).

Where does this data come from?

From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), filtered to the lender's LEI and the property state. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.

Provenance

Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records for this LEI with a property in Massachusetts. Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.