Mortgage lender · Clearfield, PA · LEI 549300NBFK4GO76FTE84

CNB Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

CNB Bank earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 10.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 49th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.29 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 95th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.5kApplications2025
80.0%Originatedof applications
10.4%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.49%Median ratenational 6.63%
$613MLoan volume18 states

CNB Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

9.3%Denial rate (all applications)-8.64 pts vs national
10.4%Denial rate (decided applications)-12.23 pts vs national
80.0%Origination rate+21.95 pts vs national
7.4%Withdrawn by applicant
2.4%Closed for incompleteness
6.49%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
-0.29Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.55 pts vs national
$135,000Median loan amount
$3,273Median total loan costs
$115kMedian applicant income
75%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

49th10.4% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

95th-0.29 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

82nd9.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

44th2.42% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,1541,67814.3%15.2%7.50%$330M
20242,1331,68211.9%12.9%8.00%$357M
20252,5372,0299.3%10.4%6.49%$613M

What CNB Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 929 37% · 6.9% denied
Refinance 525 21% · 9.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 0% · 22.2% denied
Home improvement 569 22% · 8.6% denied
Other / HELOC 505 20% · 14.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,537 100% · 9.3% denied

Also: 1,137 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 95 manufactured homes, 250 investment properties.

Why CNB Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 237 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 132 56%
Credit history 57 24%
Collateral 24 10%
Other 8 3%
Incomplete application 7 3%
Insufficient cash 6 3%
Unverifiable information 2 1%
Employment history 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at CNB Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k26816331.3%
$50k – $100k67552512.0%
$100k – $150k5184287.9%
$150k – $250k4613975.4%
Over $250k3382993.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2584689.2%
25–344083367.9%
35–445054199.6%
45–5451140412.9%
55–6447736712.4%
65–7426320810.2%
Over 7491749.6%

Where CNB Bank lends

18 states and 152 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Pennsylvania1,4661,2277.4%6.50%#62
New York45332017.0%6.00%#142
Ohio2852249.1%6.25%#195
Virginia2712178.1%6.38%#175
South Carolina21120.0%7.25%#443
Florida16156.3%6.25%#813
North Carolina630.0%7.00%#707

Frequently asked questions

CNB Bank denied 10.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 49th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason CNB Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 55.7% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans CNB Bank originated in 2025 was 6.49%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.29 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 37% of its applications were for home purchases, 21% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 42% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with CNB Bank. Data sources · Methodology