Bank of America · Pennsylvania · 2025

Bank of America in Pennsylvania: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Bank of America took 4,468 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #21 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 41.2% of them and denied 32.5% (43.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

4.5kApplicationsin PA
43.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
5.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$125,000Median loanstate $155,000
$574MVolume62 counties

Bank of America in Pennsylvania vs the state

32.5%Denial rate+14.21 pts vs state
43.6%Decision denial rate+21.41 pts vs state
41.2%Origination rate-19.76 pts vs state
5.99%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
0.43Rate spread (pts)+0.19 pts vs state
$120kMedian applicant income
1,841Loans originated
1,452Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234,8751,84146.4%6.75%#12
20244,0751,54537.1%6.99%#21
20254,4681,84132.5%5.99%#21

What Bank of America lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,288 29% · 16.9% denied
Refinance 557 12% · 26.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 77 2% · 22.1% denied
Home improvement 1,676 38% · 42.2% denied
Other / HELOC 870 19% · 41.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,421 99% · 32.5% denied
FHA 42 1% · 38.1% denied
VA 5 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Credit history 802 55%
Debt-to-income ratio 398 27%
Collateral 172 12%
Unverifiable information 33 2%
Other 33 2%
Insufficient cash 11 1%
Employment history 3 0%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most Bank of America applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Philadelphia County 586196257 43.9%
Montgomery County 570278144 25.3%
Bucks County 544275130 23.9%
Chester County 39022178 20.0%
Allegheny County 388184110 28.4%
Delaware County 31412690 28.7%
Lehigh County 2438998 40.3%
Northampton County 2216788 39.8%
York County 1073836 33.6%
Monroe County 1043435 33.7%

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: 4,468 applications in 2025, of which 1,841 were originated and 1,452 denied.

32.5% of all applications, or 43.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Bank of America originated in Pennsylvania in 2025 was 5.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Bank of America'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