Delaware · HMDA 2025
Mortgage lenders in Sussex County, DE
433 lenders reported 17,841 home-loan applications in Sussex County in 2025. 9,164 closed as loans ($3.1B), 2,474 were denied — a 20.6% denial rate on decided applications, below the Delaware rate of 22.7%. The three most active lenders handled 15% of applications, led by PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC. 13 lenders in the list are banks or credit unions with a TellerScore profile.
- Applications
- 17,841
- Loans originated
- 9,164
- Purchase / refinance
- 5,534 / 2,237
- 30-yr rate (national)
- 7.40%week of Oct 15, 2026
Lenders ranked by applications in Sussex County
| # | Lender | Applications here | Share | Nationwide denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC | 1,037 | 5.8% | — |
| 2 | NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. | 871 | 4.9% | — |
| 3 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 765 | 4.3% | — |
| 4 | NEWREZ LLC | 623 | 3.5% | — |
| 5 | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company 57 out of 100, Moderate | 527 | 3.0% | 32.9% |
| 6 | Citizens Bank, National Association 54 out of 100, Below average | 457 | 2.6% | 32.5% |
| 7 | Loandepot.Com, LLC | 455 | 2.6% | — |
| 8 | PNC Bank, National Association 62 out of 100, Moderate | 434 | 2.4% | 33.8% |
| 9 | AMERIHOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC | 434 | 2.4% | — |
| 10 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 61 out of 100, Moderate | 394 | 2.2% | 14.1% |
| 11 | LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC | 389 | 2.2% | — |
| 12 | VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC. | 380 | 2.1% | — |
| 13 | UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC | 380 | 2.1% | — |
| 14 | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB 71 out of 100, Strong | 349 | 2.0% | 18.3% |
| 15 | CMG MORTGAGE, INC. | 346 | 1.9% | — |
| 16 | Bank of America, National Association 59 out of 100, Moderate | 329 | 1.8% | 44.7% |
| 17 | LENNAR MORTGAGE, LLC | 311 | 1.7% | — |
| 18 | DEL-ONE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 66 out of 100, Moderate | 293 | 1.6% | 43.8% |
| 19 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 258 | 1.4% | — |
| 20 | Capital Bank, National Association 46 out of 100, Below average | 258 | 1.4% | 5.3% |
| 21 | K. HOVNANIAN AMERICAN MORTGAGE, L.L.C. | 254 | 1.4% | — |
| 22 | FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 245 | 1.4% | — |
| 23 | Fulton Bank, National Association 65 out of 100, Moderate | 242 | 1.4% | 23.0% |
| 24 | MERIDIAN BANK 34 out of 100, Low | 220 | 1.2% | 4.1% |
| 25 | Navy Federal Credit Union 66 out of 100, Moderate | 216 | 1.2% | 32.9% |
| 26 | GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY | 206 | 1.2% | — |
| 27 | NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC | 197 | 1.1% | — |
| 28 | Broker Solutions, Inc. | 195 | 1.1% | — |
| 29 | EMBRACE HOME LOANS, INC. | 189 | 1.1% | — |
| 30 | First Shore Federal Savings and Loan Association | 184 | 1.0% | — |
| 31 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 179 | 1.0% | — |
| 32 | MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC | 179 | 1.0% | — |
| 33 | KEYSTONE FUNDING, INC. | 172 | 1.0% | — |
| 34 | Luminate Bank 47 out of 100, Below average | 169 | 0.9% | 4.3% |
| 35 | AmeriSave Mortgage Corporation | 159 | 0.9% | — |
| 36 | CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, INC. | 156 | 0.9% | — |
| 37 | SPRING EQ, LLC | 145 | 0.8% | — |
| 38 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 143 | 0.8% | — |
| 39 | TIDEWATER MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. | 138 | 0.8% | — |
| 40 | Truist Bank 63 out of 100, Moderate | 137 | 0.8% | 40.8% |
Top 40 of 433 lenders shown. Denial rates are each lender's nationwide figure for 2025, available for banks and credit unions we profile.
Other counties in Delaware
- New Castle County 25,795 apps
- Kent County 11,086 apps