Wells Fargo Bank · Maryland · 2025

Wells Fargo Bank in Maryland: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Wells Fargo Bank took 1,307 mortgage applications in Maryland in 2025, ranking #45 of 810 lenders active in the state. It originated 51.3% of them and denied 16.4% (24.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

1.3kApplicationsin MD
24.1%Decision denial ratestate 24.1%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$295,000Median loanstate $265,000
$302MVolume24 counties

Wells Fargo Bank in Maryland vs the state

16.4%Denial rate-2.43 pts vs state
24.1%Decision denial rate-0.06 pts vs state
51.3%Origination rate-4.37 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.09Rate spread (pts)-0.16 pts vs state
$121kMedian applicant income
671Loans originated
214Denied

Trend in Maryland

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,09099326.4%5.88%#18
20241,32057224.9%6.50%#40
20251,30767116.4%6.38%#45

What Wells Fargo Bank lends in Maryland

By loan purpose

Home purchase 674 52% · 11.0% denied
Refinance 102 8% · 12.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 435 33% · 22.1% denied
Home improvement 31 2% · 35.5% denied
Other / HELOC 65 5% · 30.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,169 89% · 15.1% denied
FHA 104 8% · 32.7% denied
VA 34 3% · 8.8% denied

Why it denied Maryland applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 119 56%
Collateral 28 13%
Credit history 26 12%
Other 21 10%
Insufficient cash 9 4%
Incomplete application 6 3%
Unverifiable information 5 2%

Where in Maryland

Counties with the most Wells Fargo Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Montgomery County 22712821 9.3%
Prince George's County 2028545 22.3%
Baltimore County 1939238 19.7%
Anne Arundel County 1357219 14.1%
Baltimore city 1103933 30.0%
Howard County 70485 7.1%
Harford County 58346 10.3%
Frederick County 51307 13.7%
Carroll County 34233 8.8%
Charles County 31163 9.7%

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: 1,307 applications in 2025, of which 671 were originated and 214 denied.

16.4% of all applications, or 24.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Maryland statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Wells Fargo Bank originated in Maryland in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Wells Fargo Bank'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