Home improvement loan lenders in Albany County, New York
Fat Boy Data analyzed home improvement loan activity in Albany County, New York to show which lenders are making these loans, how often they approve, how often borrowers accept the offer, and how much they typically finance. 4,570 applications were decided by 62 lenders between 2023 and 2025.
Albany County at a glance
How Albany County compares
What the data shows
Broadview Federal Credit Union made the most home improvement loans in Albany County, NY, 2,166 of them.
That is 66% of every home improvement loan originated here, so this market is unusually concentrated in one lender.
First New York approved the highest share of applications among lenders with at least 20 decisions here, 85% of 89.
Lenders approved 73.3% of home improvement loan applications in Albany County, NY, 14.6 percentage points above the New York rate of 58.6%.
The typical home improvement loan here is $65K, 13% smaller than the New York typical of $75K.
Only 1 lender here typically writes at or below $35K: Saratoga N.A.tional Bank and Trust Company.
Each dot is one lender, placed at its approval rate. Hover for the sample size; the 5 largest lenders are named, the rest are behind the unlock.
Home improvement loan lenders in Albany County
| Lender | Approval | Approved | Taken up | Typical loan | Loans made | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broadview Federal Credit Union | 79% | 2,202 / 2,772 | 98% | $65K | 2,166 |
| 2 | Citizens Bank, National Association | 58% | 172 / 296 | 95% | $105K | 163 |
| 3 | Sunmark Credit Union | 81% | 221 / 273 | 100% | $65K | 221 |
| 4 | TrustCo Bank | 75% | 179 / 238 | 96% | $65K | 172 |
| 5 | Pioneer Bank, National Association | 76% | 119 / 157 | 95% | $95K | 113 |
Ranked by lending volume. Approval is the share of decided applications a lender approved; taken up is the share of approvals borrowers accepted. Lenders with fewer than 20 decisions are marked as a limited sample and never used for a “highest approval” claim.How the numbers work.
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