City Lending · Delaware · 2025

City Lending in Delaware: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

City Lending took 5 mortgage applications in Delaware in 2025, ranking #328 of 540 lenders active in the state. It originated 40.0% of them and denied 40.0% (50.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

5Applicationsin DE
50.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.7%
7.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$275,000Median loanstate $245,000
$840kVolume2 counties

City Lending in Delaware vs the state

40.0%Denial rate+21.84 pts vs state
50.0%Decision denial rate+27.27 pts vs state
40.0%Origination rate-19.19 pts vs state
7.63%Median rate+1.00 pts vs state
1.56Rate spread (pts)+1.28 pts vs state
$193kMedian applicant income
2Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Delaware

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235320.0%10.13%#297
202412816.7%8.69%#227
20255240.0%7.63%#328

What City Lending lends in Delaware

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5 100% · 40.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3 60% · 33.3% denied
FHA 2 40% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Delaware applicants

Other 2 100%

Where in Delaware

Counties with the most City Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
New Castle County 412 50.0%
Sussex County 110 0.0%

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: 5 applications in 2025, of which 2 were originated and 2 denied.

40.0% of all applications, or 50.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Delaware statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans City Lending originated in Delaware in 2025 was 7.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are City Lending'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