Guaranteed Rate · Maryland · 2025

Guaranteed Rate in Maryland: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Guaranteed Rate took 1,515 mortgage applications in Maryland in 2025, ranking #36 of 810 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.7% of them and denied 6.1% (10.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

1.5kApplicationsin MD
10.5%Decision denial ratestate 24.1%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$415,000Median loanstate $265,000
$406MVolume24 counties

Guaranteed Rate in Maryland vs the state

6.1%Denial rate-12.73 pts vs state
10.5%Decision denial rate-13.59 pts vs state
50.7%Origination rate-5.02 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.06Rate spread (pts)-0.19 pts vs state
$147kMedian applicant income
768Loans originated
92Denied

Trend in Maryland

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,2995904.9%6.50%#35
20241,0816864.8%6.55%#50
20251,5157686.1%6.38%#36

What Guaranteed Rate lends in Maryland

By loan purpose

Home purchase 921 61% · 4.6% denied
Refinance 316 21% · 3.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 253 17% · 14.2% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 24 2% · 8.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,050 69% · 4.5% denied
FHA 260 17% · 14.2% denied
VA 198 13% · 3.5% denied
USDA / RHS 7 0% · 14.3% denied

Why it denied Maryland applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 41 45%
Credit history 20 22%
Other 17 18%
Collateral 12 13%
Unverifiable information 1 1%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in Maryland

Counties with the most Guaranteed Rate applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Prince George's County 28114223 8.2%
Montgomery County 2681509 3.4%
Anne Arundel County 1891047 3.7%
Baltimore County 1465516 11.0%
Frederick County 113604 3.5%
Baltimore city 98419 9.2%
Howard County 94472 2.1%
Charles County 55245 9.1%
Washington County 49333 6.1%
Carroll County 32230 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: 1,515 applications in 2025, of which 768 were originated and 92 denied.

6.1% of all applications, or 10.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Maryland statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Guaranteed Rate originated in Maryland in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Guaranteed Rate'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