Watermark Capital · Maryland · 2025

Watermark Capital in Maryland: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Watermark Capital took 46 mortgage applications in Maryland in 2025, ranking #326 of 810 lenders active in the state. It originated 80.4% of them and denied 4.4% (4.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

46Applicationsin MD
4.7%Decision denial ratestate 24.1%
7.06%Median ratestate 6.63%
$400,000Median loanstate $265,000
$16MVolume10 counties

Watermark Capital in Maryland vs the state

4.4%Denial rate-14.45 pts vs state
4.7%Decision denial rate-19.48 pts vs state
80.4%Origination rate+24.72 pts vs state
7.06%Median rate+0.44 pts vs state
0.17Rate spread (pts)-0.07 pts vs state
$210kMedian applicant income
37Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Maryland

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202355443.6%6.99%#282
202463446.4%6.75%#276
202546374.4%7.06%#326

What Watermark Capital lends in Maryland

By loan purpose

Home purchase 26 57% · 3.9% denied
Refinance 11 24% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 20% · 11.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 41 89% · 4.9% denied
FHA 2 4% · 0.0% denied
VA 3 7% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Maryland applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 50%
Unverifiable information 1 50%

Where in Maryland

Counties with the most Watermark Capital applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Baltimore city 20161 5.0%
Montgomery County 631 16.7%
Anne Arundel County 550 0.0%
Prince George's County 550 0.0%
Allegany County 220 0.0%
Howard County 210 0.0%
Frederick County 220 0.0%
Baltimore County 220 0.0%
Harford County 100 0.0%
Carroll County 110 0.0%

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: 46 applications in 2025, of which 37 were originated and 2 denied.

4.4% of all applications, or 4.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Maryland statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Watermark Capital originated in Maryland in 2025 was 7.06%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Watermark Capital'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