City Lending · Pennsylvania · 2025

City Lending in Pennsylvania: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

City Lending took 8 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #717 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.5% of them and denied 37.5% (37.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

8Applicationsin PA
37.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
9.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$235,000Median loanstate $155,000
$1.0MVolume6 counties

City Lending in Pennsylvania vs the state

37.5%Denial rate+19.21 pts vs state
37.5%Decision denial rate+15.29 pts vs state
62.5%Origination rate+1.54 pts vs state
9.00%Median rate+2.38 pts vs state
2.85Rate spread (pts)+2.61 pts vs state
$88kMedian applicant income
5Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235320.0%7.88%#818
2024181033.3%7.13%#631
20258537.5%9.00%#717

What City Lending lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 7 88% · 28.6% denied
Refinance 1 13% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 7 88% · 28.6% denied
FHA 1 13% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Other 2 67%
Collateral 1 33%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most City Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Juniata County 202 100.0%
Chester County 211 50.0%
Bucks County 110 0.0%
Westmoreland County 110 0.0%
Philadelphia County 110 0.0%
Luzerne 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: 8 applications in 2025, of which 5 were originated and 3 denied.

37.5% of all applications, or 37.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans City Lending originated in Pennsylvania in 2025 was 9.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are City 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