Ardent Federal Credit Union · Pennsylvania · 2025

Ardent Federal Credit Union in Pennsylvania: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Ardent Federal Credit Union took 462 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #166 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.3% of them and denied 16.2% (19.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

462Applicationsin PA
19.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$115,000Median loanstate $155,000
$50MVolume14 counties

Ardent Federal Credit Union in Pennsylvania vs the state

16.2%Denial rate-2.06 pts vs state
19.6%Decision denial rate-2.58 pts vs state
64.3%Origination rate+3.33 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$149kMedian applicant income
297Loans originated
75Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202347629323.7%#145
202449833714.1%#148
202546229716.2%#166

What Ardent Federal Credit Union lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 39 8% · 2.6% denied
Refinance 118 26% · 14.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 11 2% · 27.3% denied
Home improvement 210 45% · 16.2% denied
Other / HELOC 84 18% · 23.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 462 100% · 16.2% denied

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most Ardent Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Montgomery County 15411021 13.6%
Delaware County 1026613 12.7%
Philadelphia County 954630 31.6%
Chester County 52336 11.5%
Bucks County 34273 8.8%
Berks County 971 11.1%
Lancaster County 220 0.0%
Carbon County 220 0.0%
Lehigh County 210 0.0%
Monroe County 110 0.0%

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: 462 applications in 2025, of which 297 were originated and 75 denied.

16.2% of all applications, or 19.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Ardent Federal Credit Union'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