21st Mortgage · Pennsylvania · 2025

21st Mortgage in Pennsylvania: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

21st Mortgage took 2,778 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #42 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 16.0% of them and denied 47.6% (74.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

2.8kApplicationsin PA
74.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
10.89%Median ratestate 6.63%
$75,000Median loanstate $155,000
$39MVolume66 counties

21st Mortgage in Pennsylvania vs the state

47.6%Denial rate+29.33 pts vs state
74.1%Decision denial rate+51.91 pts vs state
16.0%Origination rate-45.01 pts vs state
10.89%Median rate+4.27 pts vs state
5.43Rate spread (pts)+5.19 pts vs state
$60kMedian applicant income
443Loans originated
1,323Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,48639648.8%10.77%#38
20242,70744849.4%10.99%#39
20252,77844347.6%10.89%#42

What 21st Mortgage lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2,707 97% · 47.0% denied
Refinance 23 1% · 69.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 17 1% · 64.7% denied
Home improvement 21 1% · 76.2% denied
Other / HELOC 10 0% · 80.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,778 100% · 47.6% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Credit history 814 62%
Debt-to-income ratio 361 27%
Insufficient cash 45 3%
Collateral 44 3%
Other 30 2%
Incomplete application 19 1%
Unverifiable information 8 1%
Employment history 2 0%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most 21st Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lancaster County 29943135 45.2%
York County 27128134 49.4%
Berks County 1372062 45.3%
Washington County 1202655 45.8%
Chester County 1171055 47.0%
Bucks County 1111550 45.0%
Cumberland County 961445 46.9%
Westmoreland County 951653 55.8%
Lebanon County 942434 36.2%
Erie County 941449 52.1%

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: 2,778 applications in 2025, of which 443 were originated and 1,323 denied.

47.6% of all applications, or 74.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans 21st Mortgage originated in Pennsylvania in 2025 was 10.89%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are 21st Mortgage'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