OCMBC · Maine · 2025

OCMBC in Maine: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

OCMBC took 44 mortgage applications in Maine in 2025, ranking #132 of 537 lenders active in the state. It originated 34.1% of them and denied 29.6% (43.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.3%.

44Applicationsin ME
43.3%Decision denial ratestate 20.1%
7.38%Median ratestate 6.88%
$270,000Median loanstate $215,000
$4.5MVolume12 counties

OCMBC in Maine vs the state

29.6%Denial rate+13.22 pts vs state
43.3%Decision denial rate+23.25 pts vs state
34.1%Origination rate-28.08 pts vs state
7.38%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
1.30Rate spread (pts)+0.97 pts vs state
$116kMedian applicant income
15Loans originated
13Denied

Trend in Maine

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202314921.4%8.13%#178
2024491834.7%8.25%#115
2025441529.6%7.38%#132

What OCMBC lends in Maine

By loan purpose

Home purchase 16 36% · 31.3% denied
Refinance 4 9% · 75.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 24 55% · 20.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 34 77% · 26.5% denied
FHA 9 20% · 44.4% denied
VA 1 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Maine applicants

Incomplete application 4 31%
Collateral 4 31%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 15%
Credit history 2 15%
Unverifiable information 1 8%

Where in Maine

Counties with the most OCMBC applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
York County 842 25.0%
Cumberland County 742 28.6%
Penobscot County 721 14.3%
Somerset County 612 33.3%
Androscoggin County 512 40.0%
Hancock County 321 33.3%
Knox County 201 50.0%
Kennebec County 200 0.0%
Oxford County 101 100.0%
Lincoln County 100 0.0%

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: 44 applications in 2025, of which 15 were originated and 13 denied.

29.6% of all applications, or 43.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Maine statewide average across all lenders was 16.3%.

The median rate on loans OCMBC originated in Maine in 2025 was 7.38%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are OCMBC'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