1st Signature Lending · Pennsylvania · 2025

1st Signature Lending in Pennsylvania: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

1st Signature Lending took 13 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #648 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.9% of them and denied 7.7% (9.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

13Applicationsin PA
9.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
5.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$255,000Median loanstate $155,000
$3.4MVolume0 counties

1st Signature Lending in Pennsylvania vs the state

7.7%Denial rate-10.60 pts vs state
9.1%Decision denial rate-13.12 pts vs state
76.9%Origination rate+15.96 pts vs state
5.88%Median rate-0.75 pts vs state
0.51Rate spread (pts)+0.27 pts vs state
$95kMedian applicant income
10Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231170.0%7.25%#696
2024960.0%6.50%#712
202513107.7%5.88%#648

What 1st Signature Lending lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 10 77% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 2 15% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 8% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1 8% · 0.0% denied
FHA 10 77% · 10.0% denied
VA 2 15% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 100%

Other large lenders in Pennsylvania

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 22,41118.6%6.75%
Citizens BankC 18,25628.1%7.65%
PNC BankD 18,03120.6%6.88%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 13,17813.4%6.47%
Crosscountry MortgageB 11,6153.3%6.63%
Members 1stB 10,86330.9%1.99%
First National Bank of PennsylvaniaB 9,54227.8%6.49%
Police & FireC 8,46034.6%6.25%
PENNSYLVANIA STATE EMPLOYEES Credit UnionC 8,30813.7%6.64%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 7,90012.6%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Pennsylvania: 13 applications in 2025, of which 10 were originated and 1 denied.

7.7% of all applications, or 9.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans 1st Signature Lending originated in Pennsylvania in 2025 was 5.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are 1st Signature Lending's own HMDA filing for properties located in Pennsylvania, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology