Mortgage lender · Annapolis, MD · LEI 549300LT75BG7Z054795

Bay Capital Mortgage review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Bay Capital Mortgage earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 8.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 58th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.13 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 68th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

911Applications2025
79.3%Originatedof applications
8.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$282MLoan volume11 states

Bay Capital Mortgage at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

6.9%Denial rate (all applications)-11.06 pts vs national
8.0%Denial rate (decided applications)-14.57 pts vs national
79.3%Origination rate+21.22 pts vs national
13.7%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.13Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.12 pts vs national
$355,000Median loan amount
$8,226Median total loan costs
$127kMedian applicant income
90%Median loan-to-value
1High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

58th8.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

68th0.13 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

40th13.7%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

35th2.32% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20239907815.2%6.1%6.50%$284M
20241,0598425.4%6.3%6.50%$307M
20259117226.9%8.0%6.50%$282M

What Bay Capital Mortgage lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 789 87% · 7.5% denied
Refinance 60 7% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 62 7% · 6.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 571 63% · 6.5% denied
FHA 174 19% · 8.6% denied
VA 136 15% · 5.2% denied
USDA / RHS 30 3% · 13.3% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 2 reverse mortgages, 2 manufactured homes, 27 investment properties.

Why Bay Capital Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 63 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Incomplete application 29 46%
Collateral 10 16%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 10%
Credit history 6 10%
Other 6 10%
Unverifiable information 4 6%
Employment history 2 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Bay Capital Mortgage

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k26204.8%
$50k – $100k2832208.3%
$100k – $150k2461958.8%
$150k – $250k2271829.0%
Over $250k113924.2%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2562505.7%
25–342802248.2%
35–441921608.1%
45–541321068.6%
55–641401039.7%
65–7471613.2%
Over 74341813.6%

Where Bay Capital Mortgage lends

11 states and 76 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Maryland7395917.3%6.49%#66
Pennsylvania80636.3%6.50%#406
Florida40300.0%6.63%#631
Virginia20135.0%6.50%#488
Delaware15126.7%6.43%#202
North Carolina550.0%7.00%#721

Frequently asked questions

Bay Capital Mortgage denied 8.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 58th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Bay Capital Mortgage gave in 2025 was "incomplete application", cited on 46.0% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Bay Capital Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.13 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 87% of its applications were for home purchases, 13% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 63% conventional, 19% FHA, 15% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Bay Capital Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology