Mortgage lender · Camden, ME · LEI 549300VMVKSQE1B7DD43

The Camden National Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

The Camden National Bank earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 16.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 76th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.21 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 70th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

3.3kApplications2025
68.5%Originatedof applications
16.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.99%Median ratenational 6.63%
$691MLoan volume20 states

The Camden National Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

14.0%Denial rate (all applications)-3.95 pts vs national
16.7%Denial rate (decided applications)-5.89 pts vs national
68.5%Origination rate+10.45 pts vs national
13.2%Withdrawn by applicant
2.8%Closed for incompleteness
6.99%Median interest rate+0.37 pts vs national
-0.21Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.46 pts vs national
$215,000Median loan amount
$3,983Median total loan costs
$127kMedian applicant income
68%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

76th16.7% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

70th-0.21 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

31st16.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

82nd1.85% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,3381,64211.0%13.3%7.49%$497M
20242,4291,73311.3%13.4%7.49%$612M
20253,2582,23114.0%16.7%6.99%$691M

What The Camden National Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,117 34% · 5.9% denied
Refinance 154 5% · 11.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 543 17% · 14.7% denied
Home improvement 818 25% · 18.8% denied
Other / HELOC 626 19% · 22.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,087 95% · 14.2% denied
FHA 115 4% · 12.2% denied
VA 42 1% · 11.9% denied
USDA / RHS 14 0% · 7.1% denied

Also: 1,664 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 86 manufactured homes, 237 investment properties.

Why The Camden National Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 457 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 193 42%
Collateral 103 23%
Credit history 99 22%
Other 45 10%
Incomplete application 6 1%
Employment history 5 1%
Insufficient cash 4 1%
Unverifiable information 2 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at The Camden National Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k25011145.8%
$50k – $100k86658321.1%
$100k – $150k69747415.1%
$150k – $250k6815128.5%
Over $250k6234557.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2554428.7%
25–3445430217.3%
35–4464943919.2%
45–5461339819.1%
55–6470049615.2%
65–7450435414.1%
Over 7421614915.2%

Where The Camden National Bank lends

20 states and 74 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Maine2,5591,79413.2%6.99%#4
New Hampshire55634417.8%6.75%#28
Massachusetts654612.3%6.81%#292
Vermont271811.1%6.87%#68
Florida10610.0%6.19%#916
North Carolina540.0%6.63%#744

Frequently asked questions

The Camden National Bank denied 16.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 76th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason The Camden National Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 42.2% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans The Camden National Bank originated in 2025 was 6.99%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.21 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 34% of its applications were for home purchases, 21% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 44% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 95% conventional, 4% FHA, 1% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with The Camden National Bank. Data sources · Methodology