Clearedge Lending · Maryland · 2025

Clearedge Lending in Maryland: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Clearedge Lending took 68 mortgage applications in Maryland in 2025, ranking #280 of 810 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.7% of them and denied 26.5% (28.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

68Applicationsin MD
28.1%Decision denial ratestate 24.1%
7.44%Median ratestate 6.63%
$330,000Median loanstate $265,000
$19MVolume12 counties

Clearedge Lending in Maryland vs the state

26.5%Denial rate+7.67 pts vs state
28.1%Decision denial rate+4.00 pts vs state
67.7%Origination rate+11.94 pts vs state
7.44%Median rate+0.81 pts vs state
1.29Rate spread (pts)+1.05 pts vs state
$198kMedian applicant income
46Loans originated
18Denied

Trend in Maryland

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023482427.1%8.50%#294
2024633034.9%7.75%#277
2025684626.5%7.44%#280

What Clearedge Lending lends in Maryland

By loan purpose

Home purchase 33 49% · 21.2% denied
Refinance 12 18% · 41.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 21 31% · 23.8% denied
Other / HELOC 2 3% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 68 100% · 26.5% denied

Why it denied Maryland applicants

Collateral 11 61%
Other 2 11%
Incomplete application 2 11%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 6%
Credit history 1 6%
Unverifiable information 1 6%

Where in Maryland

Counties with the most Clearedge Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Montgomery County 15105 33.3%
Baltimore city 1485 35.7%
Prince George's County 12101 8.3%
Anne Arundel County 760 0.0%
Frederick County 641 16.7%
Baltimore County 633 50.0%
Howard County 312 66.7%
Washington County 110 0.0%
Harford County 110 0.0%
Worcester County 110 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: 68 applications in 2025, of which 46 were originated and 18 denied.

26.5% of all applications, or 28.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Maryland statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Clearedge Lending originated in Maryland in 2025 was 7.44%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Clearedge Lending'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