Mortgage lender · Berlin, MD · LEI 5493005NXMQ7SP5TOF96

Calvin B. Taylor Banking Company of Berlin, Maryland review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Calvin B. Taylor Banking Company of Berlin, Maryland earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 17.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 26th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.26 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 51st percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

205Applications2025
61.5%Originatedof applications
17.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.68%Median ratenational 6.63%
$43MLoan volume4 states

Calvin B. Taylor Banking Company of Berlin, Maryland at a glance, 2025

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

14.6%Denial rate (all applications)-3.35 pts vs national
17.0%Denial rate (decided applications)-5.64 pts vs national
61.5%Origination rate+3.43 pts vs national
13.7%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.68%Median interest rate+0.05 pts vs national
0.26Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.01 pts vs national
$265,000Median loan amount
$4,353Median total loan costs
$146kMedian applicant income
70%Median loan-to-value
9High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

26th17.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

51st0.26 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

41st13.7%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

61st1.64% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202318211517.0%20.3%$35M
202421812617.0%20.0%6.77%$47M
202520512614.6%17.0%6.68%$43M

What Calvin B. Taylor Banking Company of Berlin, Maryland 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 161 79% · 11.8% denied
Refinance 25 12% · 28.0% denied
Home improvement 6 3% · 16.7% denied
Other / HELOC 13 6% · 23.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 205 100% · 14.6% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 22 manufactured homes, 37 investment properties.

Why Calvin B. Taylor Banking Company of Berlin, Maryland denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 30 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 16 53%
Credit history 11 37%
Collateral 1 3%
Incomplete application 1 3%
Other 1 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Calvin B. Taylor Banking Company of Berlin, Maryland

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k432020.0%
$100k – $150k291728.0%
$150k – $250k412811.4%
Over $250k48357.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
35–44281625.9%
45–54372216.1%
55–64603518.8%
65–7424160.0%

Where Calvin B. Taylor Banking Company of Berlin, Maryland lends

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

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Virginia1036112.6%6.70%#288
Maryland764815.8%6.50%#267
Delaware201325.0%6.99%#188

Frequently asked questions

Calvin B. Taylor Banking Company of Berlin, Maryland denied 17.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 26th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Calvin B. Taylor Banking Company of Berlin, Maryland gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 53.3% 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 Calvin B. Taylor Banking Company of Berlin, Maryland originated in 2025 was 6.68%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.26 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 79% of its applications were for home purchases, 12% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 9% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% 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 Calvin B. Taylor Banking Company of Berlin, Maryland. Data sources · Methodology