ESSA Bank & Trust · Pennsylvania · 2025

ESSA Bank & Trust in Pennsylvania: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

ESSA Bank & Trust took 378 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #200 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.9% of them and denied 11.6% (13.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

378Applicationsin PA
13.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
6.95%Median ratestate 6.63%
$175,000Median loanstate $155,000
$78MVolume15 counties

ESSA Bank & Trust in Pennsylvania vs the state

11.6%Denial rate-6.65 pts vs state
13.0%Decision denial rate-9.23 pts vs state
75.9%Origination rate+14.97 pts vs state
6.95%Median rate+0.33 pts vs state
0.20Rate spread (pts)-0.04 pts vs state
$109kMedian applicant income
287Loans originated
44Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202376956912.5%7.00%#95
202481359113.3%7.00%#99
202537828711.6%6.95%#200

What ESSA Bank & Trust lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 213 56% · 7.0% denied
Refinance 14 4% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 36 10% · 11.1% denied
Home improvement 63 17% · 15.9% denied
Other / HELOC 52 14% · 28.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 378 100% · 11.6% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 25 57%
Collateral 10 23%
Credit history 4 9%
Employment history 3 7%
Unverifiable information 1 2%
Other 1 2%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most ESSA Bank & Trust applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Monroe County 14711220 13.6%
Lehigh County 60456 10.0%
Northampton County 44372 4.5%
Philadelphia County 41276 14.6%
Luzerne County 28211 3.6%
Delaware County 18132 11.1%
Pike County 972 22.2%
Lackawanna County 862 25.0%
Carbon County 880 0.0%
Berks County 541 20.0%

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: 378 applications in 2025, of which 287 were originated and 44 denied.

11.6% of all applications, or 13.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans ESSA Bank & Trust originated in Pennsylvania in 2025 was 6.95%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are ESSA Bank & Trust'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