Kind Lending · Maine · 2025

Kind Lending in Maine: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Kind Lending took 118 mortgage applications in Maine in 2025, ranking #83 of 537 lenders active in the state. It originated 70.3% of them and denied 21.2% (23.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.3%.

118Applicationsin ME
23.2%Decision denial ratestate 20.1%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.88%
$255,000Median loanstate $215,000
$23MVolume15 counties

Kind Lending in Maine vs the state

21.2%Denial rate+4.86 pts vs state
23.2%Decision denial rate+3.07 pts vs state
70.3%Origination rate+8.17 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.42Rate spread (pts)+0.09 pts vs state
$98kMedian applicant income
83Loans originated
25Denied

Trend in Maine

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023533324.5%7.13%#109
20241157626.1%6.63%#80
20251188321.2%6.63%#83

What Kind Lending lends in Maine

By loan purpose

Home purchase 89 75% · 16.9% denied
Refinance 9 8% · 22.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 13 11% · 38.5% denied
Home improvement 7 6% · 42.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 63 53% · 25.4% denied
FHA 26 22% · 15.4% denied
VA 21 18% · 23.8% denied
USDA / RHS 8 7% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Maine applicants

Collateral 8 32%
Other 6 24%
Insufficient cash 5 20%
Unverifiable information 5 20%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 4%

Where in Maine

Counties with the most Kind Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Aroostook County 37315 13.5%
York County 19145 26.3%
Penobscot County 15123 20.0%
Cumberland County 1172 18.2%
Kennebec County 951 11.1%
Waldo County 641 16.7%
Hancock County 504 80.0%
Androscoggin County 402 50.0%
Oxford County 431 25.0%
Sagadahoc County 321 33.3%

Other large lenders in Maine

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Bangor Savings BankB 4,51817.2%7.25%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 2,6759.1%6.50%
Rocket MortgageC 2,62822.9%6.75%
The Camden National BankA 2,55913.2%6.99%
CMG MortgageA 2,2514.2%6.63%
Guild MortgageA 1,8385.3%6.63%
Kennebec Savings BankB 1,4939.6%7.00%
TD BankD 1,24420.2%7.35%
Mortgage Research CenterC 1,10417.6%6.25%
Evergreen Credit UnionD 97630.6%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Maine: 118 applications in 2025, of which 83 were originated and 25 denied.

21.2% of all applications, or 23.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Maine statewide average across all lenders was 16.3%.

The median rate on loans Kind Lending originated in Maine in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are Kind Lending's own HMDA filing for properties located in Maine, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology