TOWER Federal Credit Union · Maryland · 2025

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

TOWER Federal Credit Union took 2,733 mortgage applications in Maryland in 2025, ranking #18 of 810 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.1% of them and denied 25.5% (28.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

2.7kApplicationsin MD
28.8%Decision denial ratestate 24.1%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$155,000Median loanstate $265,000
$330MVolume24 counties

TOWER Federal Credit Union in Maryland vs the state

25.5%Denial rate+6.70 pts vs state
28.8%Decision denial rate+4.70 pts vs state
62.1%Origination rate+6.35 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
-0.21Rate spread (pts)-0.46 pts vs state
$168kMedian applicant income
1,696Loans originated
697Denied

Trend in Maryland

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,8821,58533.0%7.00%#12
20242,6791,55529.9%7.75%#16
20252,7331,69625.5%7.00%#18

What TOWER Federal Credit Union lends in Maryland

By loan purpose

Home purchase 504 18% · 13.3% denied
Refinance 92 3% · 12.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 571 21% · 22.2% denied
Home improvement 1,097 40% · 28.6% denied
Other / HELOC 469 17% · 38.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,730 100% · 25.5% denied
VA 3 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Maryland applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 298 43%
Credit history 204 29%
Other 149 21%
Collateral 29 4%
Employment history 8 1%
Unverifiable information 7 1%
Insufficient cash 1 0%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 0%

Where in Maryland

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Anne Arundel County 820517201 24.5%
Howard County 33921875 22.1%
Montgomery County 30618978 25.5%
Baltimore County 26615573 27.4%
Prince George's County 2029680 39.6%
Carroll County 17911936 20.1%
Frederick County 1218720 16.5%
Baltimore city 1045531 29.8%
Queen Anne's County 55437 12.7%
Harford County 543319 35.2%

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%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 5,41112.4%6.49%

Frequently asked questions

Maryland: 2,733 applications in 2025, of which 1,696 were originated and 697 denied.

25.5% of all applications, or 28.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Maryland statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans TOWER Federal Credit Union originated in Maryland in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are TOWER 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