Ark Mortgage · Pennsylvania · 2025

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

Ark Mortgage took 58 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #468 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 74.1% of them and denied 3.5% (4.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

58Applicationsin PA
4.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
7.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$230,000Median loanstate $155,000
$14MVolume6 counties

Ark Mortgage in Pennsylvania vs the state

3.5%Denial rate-14.84 pts vs state
4.3%Decision denial rate-17.95 pts vs state
74.1%Origination rate+13.18 pts vs state
7.38%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
0.95Rate spread (pts)+0.71 pts vs state
$1kMedian applicant income
43Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202339332.6%7.88%#510
202444264.6%7.63%#498
202558433.5%7.38%#468

What Ark Mortgage lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 8 14% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 17 29% · 11.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 23 40% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 10 17% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 58 100% · 3.5% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Incomplete application 1 50%
Other 1 50%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most Ark Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Philadelphia County 44361 2.3%
Lackawanna County 840 0.0%
Luzerne County 320 0.0%
Allegheny County 101 100.0%
Lancaster County 110 0.0%
Pike County 100 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: 58 applications in 2025, of which 43 were originated and 2 denied.

3.5% of all applications, or 4.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Ark Mortgage originated in Pennsylvania in 2025 was 7.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Ark 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