Pentagon Federal Credit Union · Maryland · 2025

Pentagon Federal Credit Union in Maryland: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Pentagon Federal Credit Union took 1,628 mortgage applications in Maryland in 2025, ranking #32 of 810 lenders active in the state. It originated 40.1% of them and denied 37.7% (47.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

1.6kApplicationsin MD
47.9%Decision denial ratestate 24.1%
7.56%Median ratestate 6.63%
$155,000Median loanstate $265,000
$157MVolume24 counties

Pentagon Federal Credit Union in Maryland vs the state

37.7%Denial rate+18.85 pts vs state
47.9%Decision denial rate+23.80 pts vs state
40.1%Origination rate-15.66 pts vs state
7.56%Median rate+0.94 pts vs state
0.39Rate spread (pts)+0.14 pts vs state
$152kMedian applicant income
652Loans originated
613Denied

Trend in Maryland

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,88170336.4%8.00%#23
20241,66064538.3%9.00%#30
20251,62865237.7%7.56%#32

What Pentagon Federal Credit Union lends in Maryland

By loan purpose

Home purchase 332 20% · 31.9% denied
Refinance 321 20% · 37.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 144 9% · 49.3% denied
Home improvement 530 33% · 33.6% denied
Other / HELOC 301 18% · 45.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,348 83% · 37.8% denied
FHA 78 5% · 50.0% denied
VA 202 12% · 32.2% denied

Why it denied Maryland applicants

Credit history 181 30%
Debt-to-income ratio 166 27%
Other 140 23%
Collateral 99 16%
Unverifiable information 20 3%
Insufficient cash 6 1%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in Maryland

Counties with the most Pentagon Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Prince George's County 380118168 44.2%
Montgomery County 341141108 31.7%
Anne Arundel County 1788558 32.6%
Howard County 1175543 36.8%
Frederick County 994633 33.3%
Baltimore County 913938 41.8%
Charles County 853528 32.9%
Baltimore city 731740 54.8%
Harford County 452414 31.1%
Calvert County 341911 32.4%

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: 1,628 applications in 2025, of which 652 were originated and 613 denied.

37.7% of all applications, or 47.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Maryland statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Pentagon Federal Credit Union originated in Maryland in 2025 was 7.56%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Pentagon Federal Credit Union'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