Citadel Federal Credit Union · Maryland · 2025

Citadel Federal Credit Union in Maryland: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Citadel Federal Credit Union took 36 mortgage applications in Maryland in 2025, ranking #352 of 810 lenders active in the state. It originated 30.6% of them and denied 38.9% (56.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

36Applicationsin MD
56.0%Decision denial ratestate 24.1%
5.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$155,000Median loanstate $265,000
$3.5MVolume11 counties

Citadel Federal Credit Union in Maryland vs the state

38.9%Denial rate+20.09 pts vs state
56.0%Decision denial rate+31.87 pts vs state
30.6%Origination rate-25.15 pts vs state
5.50%Median rate-1.13 pts vs state
0.09Rate spread (pts)-0.16 pts vs state
$150kMedian applicant income
11Loans originated
14Denied

Trend in Maryland

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202319647.4%6.72%#400
2024361250.0%6.56%#346
2025361138.9%5.50%#352

What Citadel Federal Credit Union lends in Maryland

By loan purpose

Home purchase 8 22% · 25.0% denied
Refinance 2 6% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 8 22% · 37.5% denied
Home improvement 7 19% · 14.3% denied
Other / HELOC 11 31% · 72.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 36 100% · 38.9% denied

Why it denied Maryland applicants

Collateral 5 36%
Credit history 5 36%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 21%
Other 1 7%

Where in Maryland

Counties with the most Citadel Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cecil County 1546 40.0%
Worcester County 622 33.3%
Baltimore County 303 100.0%
Howard County 311 33.3%
Kent County 320 0.0%
Wicomico County 100 0.0%
Dorchester County 100 0.0%
Queen Anne's County 110 0.0%
Caroline County 110 0.0%
Harford County 101 100.0%

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: 36 applications in 2025, of which 11 were originated and 14 denied.

38.9% of all applications, or 56.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Maryland statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Citadel Federal Credit Union originated in Maryland in 2025 was 5.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Citadel Federal Credit Union'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