Discover Bank · Pennsylvania · 2025

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

Discover Bank took 2,831 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #40 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 13.9% of them and denied 52.8% (78.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

2.8kApplicationsin PA
78.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
8.61%Median ratestate 6.63%
$65,000Median loanstate $155,000
$34MVolume63 counties

Discover Bank in Pennsylvania vs the state

52.8%Denial rate+34.52 pts vs state
78.7%Decision denial rate+56.52 pts vs state
13.9%Origination rate-47.11 pts vs state
8.61%Median rate+1.98 pts vs state
2.08Rate spread (pts)+1.84 pts vs state
$100kMedian applicant income
392Loans originated
1,495Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20238,7281,07146.8%9.49%#7
20248,7041,35549.8%8.86%#7
20252,83139252.8%8.61%#40

What Discover Bank lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 179 6% · 52.5% denied
Refinance 568 20% · 54.4% denied
Home improvement 777 27% · 47.1% denied
Other / HELOC 1,307 46% · 55.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,831 100% · 52.8% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Credit history 749 50%
Incomplete application 223 15%
Debt-to-income ratio 222 15%
Collateral 171 11%
Other 116 8%
Unverifiable information 10 1%
Employment history 4 0%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most Discover Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Allegheny County 26639125 47.0%
Montgomery County 23647116 49.2%
Philadelphia County 22419132 58.9%
Bucks County 1893085 45.0%
Delaware County 1512283 55.0%
Berks County 1261563 50.0%
Chester County 1222150 41.0%
Lehigh County 1112259 53.2%
Northampton County 1072340 37.4%
York County 1032449 47.6%

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: 2,831 applications in 2025, of which 392 were originated and 1,495 denied.

52.8% of all applications, or 78.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Discover Bank originated in Pennsylvania in 2025 was 8.61%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Discover Bank'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