Freedom Mortgage · Maryland · 2025

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

Freedom Mortgage took 5,078 mortgage applications in Maryland in 2025, ranking #11 of 810 lenders active in the state. It originated 41.9% of them and denied 7.2% (12.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

5.1kApplicationsin MD
12.7%Decision denial ratestate 24.1%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$395,000Median loanstate $265,000
$907MVolume24 counties

Freedom Mortgage in Maryland vs the state

7.2%Denial rate-11.59 pts vs state
12.7%Decision denial rate-11.47 pts vs state
41.9%Origination rate-13.80 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.07Rate spread (pts)-0.18 pts vs state
$120kMedian applicant income
2,128Loans originated
366Denied

Trend in Maryland

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,59466513.7%6.75%#29
20243,8521,7909.9%6.25%#12
20255,0782,1287.2%6.25%#11

What Freedom Mortgage lends in Maryland

By loan purpose

Home purchase 427 8% · 12.2% denied
Refinance 2,761 54% · 2.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,870 37% · 12.9% denied
Other / HELOC 20 0% · 5.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 622 12% · 6.8% denied
FHA 2,341 46% · 9.9% denied
VA 2,115 42% · 4.4% denied

Why it denied Maryland applicants

Collateral 129 35%
Debt-to-income ratio 71 19%
Credit history 66 18%
Other 44 12%
Insufficient cash 23 6%
Unverifiable information 13 4%
Incomplete application 11 3%
Employment history 8 2%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 0%

Where in Maryland

Counties with the most Freedom Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Prince George's County 1,04440677 7.4%
Anne Arundel County 61327729 4.7%
Baltimore County 60923558 9.5%
Charles County 43822125 5.7%
Montgomery County 35413023 6.5%
Baltimore city 30910732 10.4%
Frederick County 27311519 7.0%
Harford County 24610921 8.5%
Howard County 1826813 7.1%
St. Mary's County 169866 3.6%

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: 5,078 applications in 2025, of which 2,128 were originated and 366 denied.

7.2% of all applications, or 12.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Maryland statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Freedom Mortgage originated in Maryland in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Freedom Mortgage'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