Hometown Equity Mortgage · Delaware · 2025

Hometown Equity Mortgage in Delaware: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Hometown Equity Mortgage took 32 mortgage applications in Delaware in 2025, ranking #146 of 540 lenders active in the state. It originated 53.1% of them and denied 40.6% (43.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

32Applicationsin DE
43.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.7%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$230,000Median loanstate $245,000
$6.3MVolume3 counties

Hometown Equity Mortgage in Delaware vs the state

40.6%Denial rate+22.47 pts vs state
43.3%Decision denial rate+20.60 pts vs state
53.1%Origination rate-6.06 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
1.41Rate spread (pts)+1.14 pts vs state
$293kMedian applicant income
17Loans originated
13Denied

Trend in Delaware

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202316275.0%8.56%#174
20248350.0%7.50%#266
2025321740.6%7.25%#146

What Hometown Equity Mortgage lends in Delaware

By loan purpose

Home purchase 20 63% · 35.0% denied
Refinance 2 6% · 100.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 10 31% · 40.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 32 100% · 40.6% denied

Why it denied Delaware applicants

Incomplete application 12 92%
Collateral 1 8%

Where in Delaware

Counties with the most Hometown Equity Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
New Castle County 1797 41.2%
Sussex County 1055 50.0%
Kent County 531 20.0%

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: 32 applications in 2025, of which 17 were originated and 13 denied.

40.6% of all applications, or 43.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Delaware statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans Hometown Equity Mortgage originated in Delaware in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Hometown Equity Mortgage'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