What people paid for mortgages in New Castle County, DE (2025)
Across 5,198 closed home-purchase loans in 2025, the median interest rate in New Castle was 6.49%, and the middle half of borrowers got between 6.125% and 6.75%. Median total loan costs ran $7,169 on a median loan of $345,000. Source: federal HMDA filings on first-lien, owner-occupied loans.
Home purchase
- Median rate
- 6.49%
- Middle half of rates
- 6.125%–6.75%
- Median total loan costs
- $7,169
- Median loan amount
- $345,000
5,198 loans, 2025.
Refinance
- Median rate
- 6.125%
- Middle half of rates
- 5.75%–6.75%
- Median total loan costs
- $7,942
- Median loan amount
- $305,000
2,395 loans, 2025.
Lowest median rates in New Castle (2025)
The lenders whose own closed loans had the lowest median interest rate here, among lenders with enough local volume for the median to mean something. A low median is a reason to include that lender when you collect Loan Estimates; it is not a promise about the rate you will be quoted. An independent mortgage broker can pull quotes from several lenders at once on one application.
Home purchase
- 1.LENNAR MORTGAGE, LLC5.688%130 loans, median costs $5,263
- 2.Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company5.99%40 loans, median costs $5,055
- 3.JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association6.125%145 loans, median costs $5,188
- 4.PNC Bank, National Association6.188%34 loans, median costs $5,190
- 5.MERIDIAN BANK6.25%247 loans, median costs $9,126
Among lenders with at least 30 closed purchase loans in New Castle County in 2025.
Refinance
- 1.Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC5.75%31 loans, median costs $7,862
- 2.PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC5.875%83 loans, median costs $8,730
- 3.UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCbroker only5.899%253 loans, median costs $9,600
- 4.Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company5.99%57 loans, median costs $7,549
- 5.Rocket Mortgage, LLC6.125%405 loans, median costs $8,484
Among lenders with at least 30 closed refinance loans in New Castle County in 2025.
Lender by lender in New Castle
Every lender that closed at least 5 qualifying loans in New Castle County in 2025, sorted by loan count. The # column is the lender's rank here by closed loans for the selected purpose. Median origination is the lender's own charges (Loan Estimate section A); median points is the discount-points portion. Lenders marked "broker only" fund loans through independent mortgage brokers rather than taking applications directly.
| # | Lender | Loans | Median rate | Median total costs | Median origination | Median points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIKE CREEK MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. | 724 | 6.375% | $7,650 | $2,832 | $2,965 |
| 2 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 247 | 6.375% | $8,029 | $1,575 | $2,304 |
| 3 | MERIDIAN BANK | 247 | 6.25% | $9,126 | $2,706 | $2,007 |
| 4 | NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. | 219 | 6.625% | $9,132 | $5,079 | $5,914 |
| 5 | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB | 213 | 6.25% | $3,775 | $595 | $1,729 |
| 6 | KEYSTONE FUNDING, INC. | 194 | 6.375% | $10,047 | $4,296 | $1,740 |
| 7 | CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, INC. | 178 | 6.575% | $8,795 | $3,076 | $3,130 |
| 8 | UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCbroker only | 159 | 6.5% | $8,969 | $3,411 | $1,961 |
| 9 | GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY | 153 | 6.5% | $5,972 | $1,768 | $2,307 |
| 10 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 152 | 6.625% | $6,438 | $3,230 | $3,201 |
| 11 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 145 | 6.125% | $5,188 | $1,673 | $2,922 |
| 12 | LENNAR MORTGAGE, LLC | 130 | 5.688% | $5,263 | $870 | $5,576 |
| 13 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 120 | 6.75% | $5,785 | $1,250 | $2,840 |
| 14 | NATION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 109 | 6.25% | $14,737 | $3,476 | $2,798 |
| 15 | AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLC | 102 | 6.625% | $9,038 | $4,323 | $3,769 |
| 16 | K. HOVNANIAN AMERICAN MORTGAGE, L.L.C. | 81 | 6.625% | $6,335 | $1,800 | $2,666 |
| 17 | PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. | 74 | 6.375% | $9,968 | $3,434 | $4,620 |
| 18 | MLD MORTGAGE INC. | 73 | 6.375% | $7,095 | $2,049 | $1,734 |
| 19 | Luminate Bank | 71 | 6.375% | $10,833 | $3,834 | $4,649 |
| 20 | Broker Solutions, Inc. | 68 | 6.75% | $8,227 | $3,020 | $3,501 |
| 21 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 66 | 6.25% | $4,485 | $1,499 | $1,575 |
| 22 | GUARANTEED RATE, INC. | 64 | 6.625% | $6,070 | $1,640 | $1,323 |
| 23 | MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC | 62 | 6.375% | $8,772 | $3,109 | $2,850 |
| 24 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 58 | 6.25% | $5,877 | $1,554 | $972 |
| 25 | Bank of America, National Association | 58 | 6.25% | $4,773 | $1,691 | $2,316 |
| 26 | AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 41 | 6.5% | $9,192 | $3,763 | $4,524 |
| 27 | DEL-ONE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 40 | 6.812% | $4,440 | $999 | $5,175 |
| 28 | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | 40 | 5.99% | $5,055 | $1,500 | $937 |
| 29 | EMBRACE HOME LOANS, INC. | 38 | 6.495% | $7,065 | $3,388 | $1,651 |
| 30 | ABSOLUTE HOME MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 38 | 6.312% | $11,313 | $3,327 | $5,740 |
| 31 | Citizens Bank, National Association | 38 | 6.812% | $6,294 | $1,300 | $2,325 |
| 32 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 37 | 6.25% | $4,814 | $0 | $2,895 |
| 33 | THE LOAN STORE, INC.broker only | 34 | 6.49% | $8,569 | $5,120 | $3,140 |
| 34 | TIDEWATER MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. | 34 | 6.5% | $8,209 | $1,514 | $1,300 |
| 35 | PNC Bank, National Association | 34 | 6.188% | $5,190 | $1,373 | $1,131 |
| 36 | Fulton Bank, National Association | 34 | 6.75% | $5,701 | $1,959 | $1,532 |
| 37 | Colorado Federal Savings Bank | 32 | 6.5% | $5,039 | $1,125 | $1,787 |
| 38 | PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC | 32 | 6.499% | $7,964 | $2,064 | $2,092 |
| 39 | CMG MORTGAGE, INC. | 26 | 6.562% | $6,586 | $3,131 | $1,864 |
| 40 | Artisans' Bank | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
What these numbers are, and are not
Everything above is computed from the FFIEC's HMDA Modified Loan/Application Register, the public loan-level file nearly every mortgage lender must submit each year, filtered to originated, first-lien, owner-occupied principal-residence loans that were not business-purpose or reverse mortgages. Groups smaller than 5 loans are omitted. The methodology page documents every step.
The public file contains no credit scores, so differences between lenders mix true pricing differences with different customer bases: loan sizes, points paid, and borrower profiles all vary by lender. A median is context for your own quote, not a ranking and not an offer. Rates here are also a year's worth of closings blended together, while your quote reflects a single day's market.
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Common questions
What mortgage rate did people get in New Castle County in 2025?
The median interest rate on closed home-purchase loans in New Castle County, Delaware in 2025 was 6.49%, across 5,198 first-lien, owner-occupied loans. The middle half of borrowers got between 6.125% and 6.75%.
Is this a rate I can get today?
No. These are medians of loans that already closed, under those borrowers' credit profiles, loan sizes, discount points, and lock dates. Rates also move daily. The way to learn your own number is to collect Loan Estimates from two or three lenders, which federal rules make close to free.
Why do lenders in the table show different rates?
Partly pricing, partly customer mix. Public HMDA data contains no credit scores, so a lender serving stronger-credit borrowers or larger loans will show a different median than one serving first-time buyers, at identical pricing. Use the table as a map of who is active locally and roughly where they land, not as a ranking.
Where do these numbers come from?
The FFIEC's public HMDA Modified Loan/Application Register, the loan-level data nearly every mortgage lender must file each year, filtered to originated, first-lien, owner-occupied, non-business, non-reverse loans, in groups of at least 5.