Leader Bank · Maryland · 2025

Leader Bank in Maryland: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Leader Bank took 20 mortgage applications in Maryland in 2025, ranking #412 of 810 lenders active in the state. It originated 85.0% of them and denied 5.0% (5.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

20Applicationsin MD
5.6%Decision denial ratestate 24.1%
5.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$275,000Median loanstate $265,000
$8.3MVolume8 counties

Leader Bank in Maryland vs the state

5.0%Denial rate-13.80 pts vs state
5.6%Decision denial rate-18.57 pts vs state
85.0%Origination rate+29.29 pts vs state
5.99%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
-0.22Rate spread (pts)-0.46 pts vs state
$270kMedian applicant income
17Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Maryland

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202413120.0%6.43%#453
202520175.0%5.99%#412

What Leader Bank lends in Maryland

By loan purpose

Home purchase 15 75% · 6.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 5% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 4 20% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 20 100% · 5.0% denied

Why it denied Maryland applicants

Collateral 1 100%

Where in Maryland

Counties with the most Leader Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Montgomery County 540 0.0%
Baltimore County 321 33.3%
Baltimore city 330 0.0%
Wicomico County 210 0.0%
Howard County 220 0.0%
Prince George's County 220 0.0%
Anne Arundel County 220 0.0%
Talbot County 110 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: 20 applications in 2025, of which 17 were originated and 1 denied.

5.0% of all applications, or 5.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Maryland statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Leader Bank originated in Maryland in 2025 was 5.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Leader Bank'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