Kind Lending · Maryland · 2025

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

Kind Lending took 563 mortgage applications in Maryland in 2025, ranking #79 of 810 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.2% of them and denied 31.1% (35.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

563Applicationsin MD
35.6%Decision denial ratestate 24.1%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$385,000Median loanstate $265,000
$128MVolume21 counties

Kind Lending in Maryland vs the state

31.1%Denial rate+12.28 pts vs state
35.6%Decision denial rate+11.44 pts vs state
55.2%Origination rate-0.47 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.34Rate spread (pts)+0.10 pts vs state
$135kMedian applicant income
311Loans originated
175Denied

Trend in Maryland

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231236830.1%6.99%#189
202428917027.0%6.63%#117
202556331131.1%6.63%#79

What Kind Lending lends in Maryland

By loan purpose

Home purchase 390 69% · 26.7% denied
Refinance 57 10% · 38.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 79 14% · 43.0% denied
Home improvement 32 6% · 43.8% denied
Other / HELOC 5 1% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 350 62% · 26.0% denied
FHA 171 30% · 43.9% denied
VA 39 7% · 20.5% denied
USDA / RHS 3 1% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied Maryland applicants

Unverifiable information 50 29%
Insufficient cash 40 23%
Other 38 22%
Collateral 23 13%
Credit history 17 10%
Incomplete application 4 2%
Employment history 3 2%

Where in Maryland

Counties with the most Kind Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Prince George's County 1436653 37.1%
Montgomery County 764719 25.0%
Baltimore County 543217 31.5%
Anne Arundel County 50319 18.0%
Baltimore city 472119 40.4%
Frederick County 36219 25.0%
Howard County 331710 30.3%
Charles County 281413 46.4%
Harford County 20810 50.0%
Carroll County 19153 15.8%

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: 563 applications in 2025, of which 311 were originated and 175 denied.

31.1% of all applications, or 35.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Maryland statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

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

About this data. Figures are Kind Lending'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