Bay Equity · Maryland · 2025

Bay Equity in Maryland: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Bay Equity took 518 mortgage applications in Maryland in 2025, ranking #85 of 810 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.0% of them and denied 4.1% (5.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

518Applicationsin MD
5.4%Decision denial ratestate 24.1%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$405,000Median loanstate $265,000
$165MVolume19 counties

Bay Equity in Maryland vs the state

4.1%Denial rate-14.75 pts vs state
5.4%Decision denial rate-18.77 pts vs state
71.0%Origination rate+15.33 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.07Rate spread (pts)-0.17 pts vs state
$150kMedian applicant income
368Loans originated
21Denied

Trend in Maryland

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20237525393.9%6.49%#56
20248606253.8%6.50%#57
20255183684.1%6.63%#85

What Bay Equity lends in Maryland

By loan purpose

Home purchase 496 96% · 4.0% denied
Refinance 12 2% · 8.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 10 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 377 73% · 2.4% denied
FHA 95 18% · 10.5% denied
VA 44 8% · 4.6% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Maryland applicants

Employment history 10 48%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 19%
Collateral 4 19%
Credit history 3 14%

Where in Maryland

Counties with the most Bay Equity applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Montgomery County 1461108 5.5%
Prince George's County 75488 10.7%
Anne Arundel County 63452 3.2%
Baltimore County 40261 2.5%
Frederick County 40280 0.0%
Howard County 38280 0.0%
Baltimore city 25171 4.0%
Charles County 22150 0.0%
Washington County 14111 7.1%
Calvert County 1350 0.0%

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: 518 applications in 2025, of which 368 were originated and 21 denied.

4.1% of all applications, or 5.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Maryland statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Bay Equity originated in Maryland in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Bay Equity'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