First Shore Federal Savings and Loan Association · Delaware · 2025

First Shore Federal Savings and Loan Association in Delaware: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Shore Federal Savings and Loan Association took 203 mortgage applications in Delaware in 2025, ranking #54 of 540 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.6% of them and denied 13.8% (17.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

203Applicationsin DE
17.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.7%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $245,000
$21MVolume3 counties

First Shore Federal Savings and Loan Association in Delaware vs the state

13.8%Denial rate-4.37 pts vs state
17.5%Decision denial rate-5.23 pts vs state
61.6%Origination rate+2.39 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$99kMedian applicant income
125Loans originated
28Denied

Trend in Delaware

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202325114517.5%#42
202422413112.1%#47
202520312513.8%#54

What First Shore Federal Savings and Loan Association lends in Delaware

By loan purpose

Home purchase 162 80% · 13.0% denied
Refinance 19 9% · 15.8% denied
Home improvement 9 4% · 11.1% denied
Other / HELOC 13 6% · 23.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 203 100% · 13.8% denied

Why it denied Delaware applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 19 68%
Credit history 6 21%
Other 2 7%
Collateral 1 4%

Where in Delaware

Counties with the most First Shore Federal Savings and Loan Association applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Sussex County 18411525 13.6%
Kent County 18103 16.7%
New Castle County 100 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: 203 applications in 2025, of which 125 were originated and 28 denied.

13.8% of all applications, or 17.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Delaware statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are First Shore Federal Savings and Loan Association'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