Lower · Maryland · 2025

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

Lower took 942 mortgage applications in Maryland in 2025, ranking #59 of 810 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.7% of them and denied 11.3% (15.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

942Applicationsin MD
15.1%Decision denial ratestate 24.1%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$355,000Median loanstate $265,000
$226MVolume23 counties

Lower in Maryland vs the state

11.3%Denial rate-7.55 pts vs state
15.1%Decision denial rate-9.01 pts vs state
61.7%Origination rate+5.97 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.39Rate spread (pts)+0.14 pts vs state
$114kMedian applicant income
581Loans originated
106Denied

Trend in Maryland

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202362644015.3%6.88%#62
202494660310.4%6.63%#55
202594258111.3%6.63%#59

What Lower lends in Maryland

By loan purpose

Home purchase 627 67% · 7.5% denied
Refinance 98 10% · 15.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 215 23% · 20.5% denied
Other / HELOC 2 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 543 58% · 8.7% denied
FHA 333 35% · 15.6% denied
VA 65 7% · 10.8% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Maryland applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 38 36%
Credit history 28 26%
Collateral 19 18%
Other 9 8%
Incomplete application 8 8%
Unverifiable information 2 2%
Insufficient cash 1 1%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in Maryland

Counties with the most Lower applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Prince George's County 25216034 13.5%
Montgomery County 136976 4.4%
Anne Arundel County 98616 6.1%
Baltimore County 915413 14.3%
Baltimore city 885414 15.9%
Charles County 62357 11.3%
Frederick County 44304 9.1%
Howard County 40261 2.5%
Harford County 27192 7.4%
Washington County 21113 14.3%

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: 942 applications in 2025, of which 581 were originated and 106 denied.

11.3% of all applications, or 15.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Maryland statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

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

About this data. Figures are Lower'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