Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda
Metropolitan Statistical Area · MSA Code 23224
According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among tracked metros, Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda ranks #68 of 418.
Mortgage lending activity in the Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda metro area based on lender filings under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Data covers all applications received by HMDA-reporting institutions operating in this geography during 2024. Why mortgages get denied walks the denial-reason codes that appear in books like this one.
Metro-area mortgage activity. The Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA code 23224) recorded 41,971 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 21,689 of those and denied others at a rate of 16.1%, for an approval (origination) rate of 51.7%. The average loan amount across the MSA was $411,834 at an average note rate of 7.18%. 20 major lenders are tracked for this metro - Rocket Mortgage, Truist Bank, Navy Federal Credit Union lead by origination volume. Among the 418 metros tracked, Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda ranks #178 by denial rate (the 58th percentile for approval-friendliness), and shares its 5-point denial-rate band with 241 other tracked metros.
What MSA numbers tell you, and what they don't. Metro area boundaries are defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and typically span multiple counties, so a single Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda denial rate averages across urban core, inner suburbs, and outer commuter communities with very different borrower profiles. A 16.1% denial rate at the MSA level can coexist with widely varying individual-lender denial rates; $411,834 average loan size reflects the MSA's property values and the borrower pool that actually applied, not any single neighborhood. This page is informational data reporting, not financial, legal, or mortgage advice.
Lender concentration in Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda
In Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, lead originator Rocket Mortgage funded only 6.5% of 21,689 originated loans, below the fleet's lower tercile (~8.7% top-1 share). The top three reporters together hold 15.0% of the book, so shopping across channels still meets many active filers.
Metros With a Similar Denial Rate
The metro areas closest to Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda's 16.1% denial rate among all 418 tracked MSAs.
Metros With Similar Application Volume
Nationwide MSAs nearest to Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda's 41,971 HMDA applications (deduped against the denial-rate neighbourhood).
Metros With a Similar Average Loan
Nationwide MSAs nearest to Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda's $411,834 average loan (deduped against denial and volume peers).
Lenders active in the Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda metro
Rocket Mortgage funded 1,413 of the 21,689 loans originated here, 6.5% of the metro. 20 reporting lenders follow.
| # | Lender | Originated | Applications | Avg Loan | Market Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Mortgage | 1,413 | 1,867 | $367,110 | 6.5% |
| 2 | Truist Bank | 1,011 | 2,191 | $330,787 | 4.7% |
| 3 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 820 | 1,738 | $250,104 | 3.8% |
| 4 | United Wholesale Mortgage | 786 | 1,093 | $470,764 | 3.6% |
| 5 | Pnc Bank N.A. | 606 | 1,323 | $197,169 | 2.8% |
Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) 2024. Metropolitan Statistical Areas defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Data from FFIEC / CFPB HMDA Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (2024). Provided for informational purposes only; does not constitute financial advice for Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda borrowers.
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Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda page draws directly on CFPB HMDA federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-10. HMDA figures are lender-filed application outcomes for a published reporting year - not creditworthiness scores, rate quotes, Loan Estimates, underwriting decisions, or mortgage advice.