Downeast Credit Union · Maine · 2025

Downeast Credit Union in Maine: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Downeast Credit Union took 40 mortgage applications in Maine in 2025, ranking #134 of 537 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.5% of them and denied 32.5% (34.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.3%.

40Applicationsin ME
34.2%Decision denial ratestate 20.1%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.88%
$140,000Median loanstate $215,000
$3.8MVolume7 counties

Downeast Credit Union in Maine vs the state

32.5%Denial rate+16.17 pts vs state
34.2%Decision denial rate+14.13 pts vs state
62.5%Origination rate+0.33 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.68Rate spread (pts)+0.36 pts vs state
$85kMedian applicant income
25Loans originated
13Denied

Trend in Maine

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023432632.6%6.57%#118
2024332033.3%6.82%#135
2025402532.5%7.00%#134

What Downeast Credit Union lends in Maine

By loan purpose

Home purchase 11 28% · 9.1% denied
Refinance 4 10% · 25.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 18 45% · 38.9% denied
Other / HELOC 7 18% · 57.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 40 100% · 32.5% denied

Why it denied Maine applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 9 69%
Incomplete application 2 15%
Credit history 2 15%

Where in Maine

Counties with the most Downeast Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Waldo County 1485 35.7%
Washington County 14113 21.4%
Sagadahoc County 321 33.3%
Kennebec County 312 66.7%
Penobscot County 220 0.0%
Aroostook County 110 0.0%
Hancock County 101 100.0%

Other large lenders in Maine

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Bangor Savings BankB 4,51817.2%7.25%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 2,6759.1%6.50%
Rocket MortgageC 2,62822.9%6.75%
The Camden National BankA 2,55913.2%6.99%
CMG MortgageA 2,2514.2%6.63%
Guild MortgageA 1,8385.3%6.63%
Kennebec Savings BankB 1,4939.6%7.00%
TD BankD 1,24420.2%7.35%
Mortgage Research CenterC 1,10417.6%6.25%
Evergreen Credit UnionD 97630.6%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Maine: 40 applications in 2025, of which 25 were originated and 13 denied.

32.5% of all applications, or 34.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Maine statewide average across all lenders was 16.3%.

The median rate on loans Downeast Credit Union originated in Maine in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are Downeast Credit Union's own HMDA filing for properties located in Maine, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology