Direct Mortgage Loans · Maryland · 2025

Direct Mortgage Loans in Maryland: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Direct Mortgage Loans took 1,449 mortgage applications in Maryland in 2025, ranking #41 of 810 lenders active in the state. It originated 79.2% of them and denied 1.6% (1.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

1.4kApplicationsin MD
1.8%Decision denial ratestate 24.1%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$335,000Median loanstate $265,000
$414MVolume24 counties

Direct Mortgage Loans in Maryland vs the state

1.6%Denial rate-17.21 pts vs state
1.8%Decision denial rate-22.31 pts vs state
79.2%Origination rate+23.52 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.41Rate spread (pts)+0.16 pts vs state
$116kMedian applicant income
1,148Loans originated
23Denied

Trend in Maryland

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236044761.5%6.88%#66
20241,1729721.2%6.88%#44
20251,4491,1481.6%6.63%#41

What Direct Mortgage Loans lends in Maryland

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,239 86% · 1.7% denied
Refinance 115 8% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 17 1% · 5.9% denied
Home improvement 78 5% · 1.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 914 63% · 1.3% denied
FHA 440 30% · 2.3% denied
VA 92 6% · 1.1% denied
USDA / RHS 3 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Maryland applicants

Collateral 6 26%
Other 4 17%
Unverifiable information 3 13%
Insufficient cash 3 13%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 13%
Credit history 2 9%
Employment history 2 9%

Where in Maryland

Counties with the most Direct Mortgage Loans applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Baltimore County 3473007 2.0%
Baltimore city 2131517 3.3%
Harford County 1381141 0.7%
Anne Arundel County 127950 0.0%
Worcester County 118923 2.5%
Frederick County 98791 1.0%
Montgomery County 72550 0.0%
Carroll County 72580 0.0%
Howard County 61471 1.6%
Prince George's County 53400 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: 1,449 applications in 2025, of which 1,148 were originated and 23 denied.

1.6% of all applications, or 1.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Maryland statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Direct Mortgage Loans originated in Maryland in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Direct Mortgage Loans'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