Pennymac Loan Services · Maryland · 2025

Pennymac Loan Services in Maryland: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Pennymac Loan Services took 5,411 mortgage applications in Maryland in 2025, ranking #10 of 810 lenders active in the state. It originated 48.7% of them and denied 12.4% (19.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

5.4kApplicationsin MD
19.6%Decision denial ratestate 24.1%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.63%
$285,000Median loanstate $265,000
$829MVolume24 counties

Pennymac Loan Services in Maryland vs the state

12.4%Denial rate-6.36 pts vs state
19.6%Decision denial rate-4.53 pts vs state
48.7%Origination rate-6.99 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.35Rate spread (pts)+0.10 pts vs state
$126kMedian applicant income
2,636Loans originated
673Denied

Trend in Maryland

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,9901,29516.9%6.63%#10
20243,8861,83913.4%6.25%#11
20255,4112,63612.4%6.49%#10

What Pennymac Loan Services lends in Maryland

By loan purpose

Home purchase 883 16% · 13.6% denied
Refinance 1,645 30% · 7.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,333 25% · 16.5% denied
Home improvement 2 0% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1,548 29% · 13.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,940 54% · 12.5% denied
FHA 1,647 30% · 14.2% denied
VA 812 15% · 8.4% denied
USDA / RHS 12 0% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied Maryland applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 214 32%
Credit history 146 22%
Collateral 132 20%
Incomplete application 99 15%
Insufficient cash 28 4%
Unverifiable information 28 4%
Other 19 3%
Employment history 7 1%

Where in Maryland

Counties with the most Pennymac Loan Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Prince George's County 956410129 13.5%
Montgomery County 62629086 13.7%
Baltimore County 60728376 12.5%
Anne Arundel County 58731273 12.4%
Frederick County 37718440 10.6%
Charles County 32214849 15.2%
Baltimore city 31311959 18.8%
Howard County 26613725 9.4%
Harford County 22613914 6.2%
Washington County 18810421 11.2%

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%
Freedom MortgageB 5,0787.2%6.25%

Frequently asked questions

Maryland: 5,411 applications in 2025, of which 2,636 were originated and 673 denied.

12.4% of all applications, or 19.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Maryland statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Pennymac Loan Services originated in Maryland in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Pennymac Loan Services'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