Waterstone Mortgage · Maryland · 2025

Waterstone Mortgage in Maryland: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Waterstone Mortgage took 255 mortgage applications in Maryland in 2025, ranking #137 of 810 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.5% of them and denied 3.1% (3.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

255Applicationsin MD
3.9%Decision denial ratestate 24.1%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$395,000Median loanstate $265,000
$80MVolume19 counties

Waterstone Mortgage in Maryland vs the state

3.1%Denial rate-15.66 pts vs state
3.9%Decision denial rate-20.23 pts vs state
76.5%Origination rate+20.76 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.18Rate spread (pts)-0.07 pts vs state
$126kMedian applicant income
195Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in Maryland

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232732242.9%6.69%#107
20241821444.4%6.63%#161
20252551953.1%6.50%#137

What Waterstone Mortgage lends in Maryland

By loan purpose

Home purchase 199 78% · 1.5% denied
Refinance 36 14% · 8.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 20 8% · 10.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 130 51% · 3.1% denied
FHA 70 27% · 2.9% denied
VA 49 19% · 4.1% denied
USDA / RHS 6 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Maryland applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 38%
Credit history 3 38%
Collateral 2 25%

Where in Maryland

Counties with the most Waterstone Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Charles County 61481 1.6%
St. Mary's County 42310 0.0%
Calvert County 40320 0.0%
Anne Arundel County 32260 0.0%
Prince George's County 29213 10.3%
Montgomery County 12100 0.0%
Harford County 632 33.3%
Baltimore County 640 0.0%
Baltimore city 541 20.0%
Frederick County 530 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: 255 applications in 2025, of which 195 were originated and 8 denied.

3.1% of all applications, or 3.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Maryland statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Waterstone Mortgage originated in Maryland in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Waterstone Mortgage'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