Norway Savings Bank · Maine · 2025

Norway Savings Bank in Maine: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Norway Savings Bank took 928 mortgage applications in Maine in 2025, ranking #12 of 537 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.6% of them and denied 15.4% (18.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.3%.

928Applicationsin ME
18.7%Decision denial ratestate 20.1%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.88%
$235,000Median loanstate $215,000
$191MVolume16 counties

Norway Savings Bank in Maine vs the state

15.4%Denial rate-0.92 pts vs state
18.7%Decision denial rate-1.36 pts vs state
66.6%Origination rate+4.42 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
0.01Rate spread (pts)-0.32 pts vs state
$130kMedian applicant income
618Loans originated
143Denied

Trend in Maine

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202385051719.9%7.75%#12
202494860217.6%7.75%#10
202592861815.4%7.25%#12

What Norway Savings Bank lends in Maine

By loan purpose

Home purchase 332 36% · 17.5% denied
Refinance 24 3% · 8.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 169 18% · 15.4% denied
Home improvement 209 23% · 13.4% denied
Other / HELOC 194 21% · 15.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 921 99% · 15.3% denied
USDA / RHS 7 1% · 28.6% denied

Why it denied Maine applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 98 69%
Credit history 31 22%
Collateral 11 8%
Other 2 1%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 1%

Where in Maine

Counties with the most Norway Savings Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cumberland County 38726654 14.0%
Oxford County 25717345 17.5%
York County 965814 14.6%
Androscoggin County 876411 12.6%
Kennebec County 311012 38.7%
Sagadahoc County 30202 6.7%
Franklin County 1381 7.7%
Somerset County 650 0.0%
Knox County 531 20.0%
Lincoln County 421 25.0%

Other large lenders in Maine

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Bangor Savings BankB 4,51817.2%7.25%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 2,6759.1%6.50%
Rocket MortgageC 2,62822.9%6.75%
The Camden National BankA 2,55913.2%6.99%
CMG MortgageA 2,2514.2%6.63%
Guild MortgageA 1,8385.3%6.63%
Kennebec Savings BankB 1,4939.6%7.00%
TD BankD 1,24420.2%7.35%
Mortgage Research CenterC 1,10417.6%6.25%
Evergreen Credit UnionD 97630.6%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Maine: 928 applications in 2025, of which 618 were originated and 143 denied.

15.4% of all applications, or 18.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Maine statewide average across all lenders was 16.3%.

The median rate on loans Norway Savings Bank originated in Maine in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are Norway Savings Bank's own HMDA filing for properties located in Maine, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology