NBKC Bank · Delaware · 2025

NBKC Bank in Delaware: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

NBKC Bank took 49 mortgage applications in Delaware in 2025, ranking #118 of 540 lenders active in the state. It originated 53.1% of them and denied 14.3% (21.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

49Applicationsin DE
21.2%Decision denial ratestate 22.7%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$415,000Median loanstate $245,000
$11MVolume3 counties

NBKC Bank in Delaware vs the state

14.3%Denial rate-3.87 pts vs state
21.2%Decision denial rate-1.52 pts vs state
53.1%Origination rate-6.13 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.23Rate spread (pts)-0.50 pts vs state
$158kMedian applicant income
26Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in Delaware

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202358298.6%6.13%#98
2024622912.9%6.13%#104
2025492614.3%6.25%#118

What NBKC Bank lends in Delaware

By loan purpose

Home purchase 21 43% · 9.5% denied
Refinance 23 47% · 21.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 6% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 44 90% · 13.6% denied
FHA 1 2% · 0.0% denied
VA 4 8% · 25.0% denied

Why it denied Delaware applicants

Unverifiable information 5 71%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 29%

Where in Delaware

Counties with the most NBKC Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
New Castle County 35194 11.4%
Sussex County 1253 25.0%
Kent County 220 0.0%

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: 49 applications in 2025, of which 26 were originated and 7 denied.

14.3% of all applications, or 21.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Delaware statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans NBKC Bank originated in Delaware in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are NBKC Bank'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