American Financing · Delaware · 2025

American Financing in Delaware: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

American Financing took 43 mortgage applications in Delaware in 2025, ranking #128 of 540 lenders active in the state. It originated 14.0% of them and denied 53.5% (69.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

43Applicationsin DE
69.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.7%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$185,000Median loanstate $245,000
$1.4MVolume3 counties

American Financing in Delaware vs the state

53.5%Denial rate+35.33 pts vs state
69.7%Decision denial rate+46.97 pts vs state
14.0%Origination rate-45.24 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
-0.16Rate spread (pts)-0.44 pts vs state
$86kMedian applicant income
6Loans originated
23Denied

Trend in Delaware

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202330740.0%6.38%#136
202447861.7%5.31%#113
202543653.5%6.38%#128

What American Financing lends in Delaware

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4 9% · 25.0% denied
Refinance 10 23% · 80.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 24 56% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 5 12% · 40.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 20 47% · 45.0% denied
FHA 21 49% · 61.9% denied
VA 2 5% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Delaware applicants

Credit history 6 26%
Other 6 26%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 22%
Collateral 3 13%
Incomplete application 2 9%
Unverifiable information 1 4%

Where in Delaware

Counties with the most American Financing applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
New Castle County 17111 64.7%
Sussex County 1627 43.8%
Kent County 1035 50.0%

Other large lenders in Delaware

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 2,38115.5%6.88%
Wilmington Savings Fund SocietyB 1,80116.6%7.25%
Citizens BankC 1,63329.3%7.65%
PNC BankD 1,49225.1%7.50%
NVR Mortgage FinanceB 1,41418.7%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 1,40813.0%6.13%
Pike Creek Mortgage ServicesB 1,3832.2%6.38%
Manufacturers and Traders TrustC 1,33732.5%5.99%
NewrezD 1,12718.4%6.50%
Del-One Federal Credit UnionD 1,07041.3%7.00%

Frequently asked questions

Delaware: 43 applications in 2025, of which 6 were originated and 23 denied.

53.5% of all applications, or 69.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Delaware statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans American Financing originated in Delaware in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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