Mortgage Research Center · Maryland · 2025

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

Mortgage Research Center took 3,351 mortgage applications in Maryland in 2025, ranking #13 of 810 lenders active in the state. It originated 41.9% of them and denied 19.2% (31.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

3.4kApplicationsin MD
31.0%Decision denial ratestate 24.1%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$415,000Median loanstate $265,000
$625MVolume24 counties

Mortgage Research Center in Maryland vs the state

19.2%Denial rate+0.39 pts vs state
31.0%Decision denial rate+6.84 pts vs state
41.9%Origination rate-13.78 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.37Rate spread (pts)-0.61 pts vs state
$125kMedian applicant income
1,405Loans originated
643Denied

Trend in Maryland

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,08996416.8%6.75%#19
20242,7921,27316.5%6.25%#15
20253,3511,40519.2%6.13%#13

What Mortgage Research Center lends in Maryland

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,791 53% · 7.2% denied
Refinance 848 25% · 28.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 712 21% · 38.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 172 5% · 25.0% denied
FHA 68 2% · 29.4% denied
VA 3,109 93% · 18.6% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Maryland applicants

Credit history 324 50%
Other 168 26%
Incomplete application 89 14%
Debt-to-income ratio 29 5%
Collateral 13 2%
Employment history 11 2%
Insufficient cash 9 1%

Where in Maryland

Counties with the most Mortgage Research Center applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Prince George's County 636252132 20.8%
Anne Arundel County 49621084 16.9%
Charles County 30914648 15.5%
Baltimore city 29111868 23.4%
Baltimore County 26110653 20.3%
Montgomery County 2038637 18.2%
St. Mary's County 1647127 16.5%
Frederick County 1366332 23.5%
Calvert County 1226020 16.4%
Harford County 1184325 21.2%

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: 3,351 applications in 2025, of which 1,405 were originated and 643 denied.

19.2% of all applications, or 31.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Maryland statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Mortgage Research Center originated in Maryland 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 Maryland, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology