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Which lenders close above 50% DTI in Connecticut?

In Connecticut in 2025, lenders decided 303 conventional purchase applications at 50–60% DTI and approved 41% of them, above the national 35% and 11th of 43 states ranked. FHA approved 88%, VA 95%.

Connecticut · conventional · 50–60% DTI
41%

approved of 303 decisions.

Decisions, all bands
27,884
Conv. 50–60%
41%
FHA 50–60%
88%
VA 50–60%
95%
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Connecticut: share approved by DTI band and program, 2025 CONNECTICUT: SHARE APPROVED BY DTI BAND AND PROGRAM, 2025 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% ≤43% 44–45% 46–49% 50–60% >60% DTI BAND USED IN THE DECISION Conventional, ≤43%: 96% approved of 15,769 Conventional, 44–45%: 96% approved of 1,926 Conventional, 46–49%: 95% approved of 4,575 Conventional, 50–60%: 41% approved of 303 Conventional, >60%: 6% approved of 244 FHA, ≤43%: 91% approved of 1,320 FHA, 44–45%: 92% approved of 419 FHA, 46–49%: 92% approved of 634 FHA, 50–60%: 88% approved of 1,128 FHA, >60%: 0% approved of 119 VA, ≤43%: 93% approved of 645 VA, 44–45%: 96% approved of 105 VA, 46–49%: 95% approved of 257 VA, 50–60%: 95% approved of 373 VA, >60%: 54% approved of 67 41% 88% 95% VA 54% Conventional 6% FHA 0% Bands with fewer than 30 decisions omitted. Connecticut: conventional, DTI 50–60%, by lender type CONNECTICUT: CONVENTIONAL, DTI 50–60%, BY LENDER TYPE Independent mortgage co. Independent mortgage co.: 30% approved of 104 30% · 104 Bank Bank: 27% approved of 62 27% · 62

Connecticut: conventional lenders at 50–60% DTI

No conventional lender reached 30 decisions in this band.

Connecticut: FHA lenders

Connecticut: FHA, DTI 50–60%, 2025. (small-state threshold)
LenderDecisionsApproved · deniedAt ≤43%Denials citing DTI
Total Mortgage Services, LLC97
95%
94%60%
United Wholesale Mortgage138
92%
85%45%
Rocket Mortgage50
86%
81%29%
CMG Mortgage Inc71
85%
97%45%

Connecticut: VA lenders

Connecticut: VA, DTI 50–60%, 2025.
LenderDecisionsApproved · deniedAt ≤43%Denials citing DTI
Mortgage Research Center105
93%
95%14%

Connecticut: how many borrowers are behind on payments?

In December 2025, 2.3% of Connecticut mortgages were 30–89 days late and 1.0% were 90 or more days late, above the U.S. rate of 0.9%. That is the 15th highest of 51 states and D.C. (a year earlier: 0.7%). Chart Connecticut against any county or metro area →

30–89 days late
2.3%
90+ days late
1.0%
12-month change, 90+
+0.3 pts
Rank, 90+ (1 = highest)
15 of 51
Connecticut mortgages behind on paymentsPandemic forbearance era: reported delinquency understated0%1%2%3%4%5%20082012201620202024CT 30–89, December 2025: 2.3%CT 30–89 2.3%U.S. 30–89, December 2025: 2.1%U.S. 30–89 2.1%CT 90+, December 2025: 1.0%CT 90+ 1.0%U.S. 90+, December 2025: 0.9%U.S. 90+ 0.9%
Connecticut metro and non-metro areas, highest 90+ rate first, December 2025.
Area30–89 days90+ days12-mo change
New Haven, CT3.0%1.3%+0.6 pts
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT2.4%1.0%+0.3 pts
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT2.0%1.0%+0.1 pts
Waterbury-Shelton, CT2.6%0.9%−0.2 pts
Torrington, CT2.4%0.8%+0.2 pts
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT1.7%0.7%+0.2 pts

Source: CFPB / FHFA National Mortgage Database, 5% sample. Delinquency is by place, not by lender or loan type. See all states, metro areas and counties.

Questions

What is the maximum DTI for a conventional loan in Connecticut?

The agency ceiling is 50% through automated underwriting, and lenders enforce it: 95% approval at 46–49% versus 41% at 50–60% in 2025.

Which lenders in Connecticut accept a DTI over 50%?

On conventional loans, mostly credit unions and portfolio lenders; the table on this page ranks them. On FHA, most lenders: 88% of Connecticut FHA files in the band were approved.

Where does this data come from?

CFPB HMDA loan-level data for 2025, filtered to site-built, one-unit, owner-occupied purchase loans in Connecticut, counting originations and denials by lender, program and the DTI band the lender used.

Source and filters

CFPB HMDA Loan/Application Register, activity year 2025, pulled through the HMDA Data Browser API. Home purchase, principal residence, one unit, site-built, first lien; not reverse, business-purpose or open-end. Actions counted: originated and denied. Manufactured-home lending excluded. Lender names are the respondent names in each lender's HMDA institution record; lender type is assigned from the name; the builder tag is applied to mortgage companies owned by home builders.

How to read the columns

Approved is originations divided by originations plus denials among files whose decision used a DTI in the band. 'At ≤43%' is the same lender's rate on ordinary files; a large gap is the signature of a wall. 'Denials citing DTI' is the share of the lender's denials in the band where the ratio was the first reason given.

Corrections

Every number traces to the lender's own filing. If a lender believes a row is wrong, write to us and we will re-run it.