New Hampshire’s Top Lenders of 2025, Ranked
Banker & Tradesman’s sister publication has ranked which banks, credit unions and mortgage companies are doing the most residential and commercial lending in New Hampshire.
Many Loan Products Make the Difference for Top Lenders
This year’s top bank lenders said having sizable suites of loan products were key to meeting homeowners’ needs, and gaining greater wallet-share down the line.
Mass. Banks Growing CRE Market Share
In a year that saw banks take up a larger chunk of the commercial real estate lending pool, local and regional banks were among the top local CRE lenders.
Winners in a Bad Year
Massachusetts banks, credit unions and mortgage companies all took major hits in residential lending, but there were a few brights spots that helped some lenders come out on top.
2022’s Top Lenders Grabbed Market Share in Tough Year
As mortgage rates drove down refinance activity last year, some of the state’s top lenders saw their long-term strategies bear fruit as they competed for a limited number of homebuyers still in the market.
Staff and Technology Key to Record Loan Volumes
When the economy began to close down a year ago, the mortgage industry faced questions about how the pandemic would affect lending. But as interest rates continued to drop in 2020, lenders soon found that consumers looking to refinance their homes would keep the industry busy.
2019: The Year of the Refi
Once mortgage rates dropped by more than 50 points over May and June last year, whatever lenders had forecast at the beginning of the year, they soon pivoted, leading to one of the biggest surges in refi activity since the Great Recession.
Competitors Apply Pressure to FHA and VA Loan Origination
While many financial institutions have seen success originating loans guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs and Federal Housing Administration, the products face competition and challenges from rising home values and similar products created by other entities.
Small Dollar Loans Driving Commercial Lending at Community Banks
Although the real estate market is deep into the current cycle, commercial lending did not falter in 2018 and banks were able to achieve strong results by staying in their lanes and sticking to the individualized strategies they have spent years building.
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