K. Hovnanian American Mortgage · Delaware · 2025

K. Hovnanian American Mortgage in Delaware: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

K. Hovnanian American Mortgage took 459 mortgage applications in Delaware in 2025, ranking #30 of 540 lenders active in the state. It originated 79.3% of them and denied 6.5% (7.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

459Applicationsin DE
7.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.7%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$415,000Median loanstate $245,000
$154MVolume3 counties

K. Hovnanian American Mortgage in Delaware vs the state

6.5%Denial rate-11.62 pts vs state
7.6%Decision denial rate-15.12 pts vs state
79.3%Origination rate+20.11 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.28Rate spread (pts)+0.01 pts vs state
$151kMedian applicant income
364Loans originated
30Denied

Trend in Delaware

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233022235.0%6.88%#36
20244013145.7%6.88%#32
20254593646.5%6.63%#30

What K. Hovnanian American Mortgage lends in Delaware

By loan purpose

Home purchase 459 100% · 6.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 378 82% · 5.6% denied
FHA 42 9% · 19.1% denied
VA 38 8% · 2.6% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Delaware applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 22 73%
Credit history 3 10%
Other 2 7%
Employment history 1 3%
Insufficient cash 1 3%
Unverifiable information 1 3%

Where in Delaware

Counties with the most K. Hovnanian American Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Sussex County 25420019 7.5%
New Castle County 108933 2.8%
Kent County 97718 8.2%

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: 459 applications in 2025, of which 364 were originated and 30 denied.

6.5% of all applications, or 7.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Delaware statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans K. Hovnanian American Mortgage originated in Delaware in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are K. Hovnanian American 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