Mortgage Research Center · Delaware · 2025

Mortgage Research Center in Delaware: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Mortgage Research Center took 563 mortgage applications in Delaware in 2025, ranking #23 of 540 lenders active in the state. It originated 36.6% of them and denied 21.7% (37.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

563Applicationsin DE
37.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.7%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$335,000Median loanstate $245,000
$77MVolume3 counties

Mortgage Research Center in Delaware vs the state

21.7%Denial rate+3.51 pts vs state
37.0%Decision denial rate+14.24 pts vs state
36.6%Origination rate-22.60 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.30Rate spread (pts)-0.57 pts vs state
$98kMedian applicant income
206Loans originated
122Denied

Trend in Delaware

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202339318114.5%6.75%#28
202448121619.8%6.25%#26
202556320621.7%6.13%#23

What Mortgage Research Center lends in Delaware

By loan purpose

Home purchase 253 45% · 7.9% denied
Refinance 137 24% · 26.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 173 31% · 38.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 44 8% · 31.8% denied
FHA 16 3% · 25.0% denied
VA 503 89% · 20.7% denied

Why it denied Delaware applicants

Credit history 81 66%
Other 18 15%
Incomplete application 18 15%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 2%
Collateral 2 2%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in Delaware

Counties with the most Mortgage Research Center applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
New Castle County 2127850 23.6%
Kent County 2088043 20.7%
Sussex County 1434829 20.3%

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: 563 applications in 2025, of which 206 were originated and 122 denied.

21.7% of all applications, or 37.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Delaware statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans Mortgage Research Center originated in Delaware in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Mortgage Research Center'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