Act 1st FCU · Maryland · 2025

Act 1st FCU in Maryland: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Act 1st FCU took 36 mortgage applications in Maryland in 2025, ranking #351 of 810 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.2% of them and denied 11.1% (13.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

36Applicationsin MD
13.3%Decision denial ratestate 24.1%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$55,000Median loanstate $265,000
$1.6MVolume2 counties

Act 1st FCU in Maryland vs the state

11.1%Denial rate-7.69 pts vs state
13.3%Decision denial rate-10.80 pts vs state
72.2%Origination rate+16.51 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$77kMedian applicant income
26Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Maryland

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023312416.1%5.88%#348
202431283.2%#358
2025362611.1%#351

What Act 1st FCU lends in Maryland

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4 11% · 50.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 10 28% · 20.0% denied
Home improvement 22 61% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 36 100% · 11.1% denied

Where in Maryland

Counties with the most Act 1st FCU applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Allegany County 33243 9.1%
Garrett County 321 33.3%

Other large lenders in Maryland

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 12,80616.8%6.63%
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 11,43623.0%8.00%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 9,30716.0%6.13%
Truist BankC 6,55934.9%6.49%
Bank of AmericaF 6,05135.8%6.24%
NewrezD 5,73921.0%6.63%
State Employees Credit Union of MarylandD 5,62444.6%6.25%
PNC BankD 5,58228.0%7.41%
Manufacturers and Traders TrustC 5,49732.0%5.99%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 5,41112.4%6.49%

Frequently asked questions

Maryland: 36 applications in 2025, of which 26 were originated and 4 denied.

11.1% of all applications, or 13.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Maryland statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Act 1st FCU's own HMDA filing for properties located in Maryland, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology