Empower Federal Credit Union · Pennsylvania · 2025

Empower Federal Credit Union in Pennsylvania: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Empower Federal Credit Union took 12 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #664 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.0% of them and denied 33.3% (40.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

12Applicationsin PA
40.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$75,000Median loanstate $155,000
$570kVolume4 counties

Empower Federal Credit Union in Pennsylvania vs the state

33.3%Denial rate+15.04 pts vs state
40.0%Decision denial rate+17.79 pts vs state
50.0%Origination rate-10.96 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
-0.04Rate spread (pts)-0.27 pts vs state
$76kMedian applicant income
6Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202314107.1%7.49%#659
20247614.3%7.06%#754
202512633.3%6.88%#664

What Empower Federal Credit Union lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1 8% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 8% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 6 50% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 4 33% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 12 100% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Credit history 2 50%
Collateral 2 50%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most Empower Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bradford County 522 40.0%
Susquehanna County 311 33.3%
Tioga County 321 33.3%
Montgomery 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: 12 applications in 2025, of which 6 were originated and 4 denied.

33.3% of all applications, or 40.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Empower Federal Credit Union originated in Pennsylvania in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Empower Federal Credit Union'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