First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union · Pennsylvania · 2025

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

First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union took 1,413 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #64 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.7% of them and denied 20.1% (22.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

1.4kApplicationsin PA
22.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
7.24%Median ratestate 6.63%
$75,000Median loanstate $155,000
$127MVolume20 counties

First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union in Pennsylvania vs the state

20.1%Denial rate+1.81 pts vs state
22.1%Decision denial rate-0.14 pts vs state
66.7%Origination rate+5.78 pts vs state
7.24%Median rate+0.62 pts vs state
0.56Rate spread (pts)+0.32 pts vs state
$94kMedian applicant income
943Loans originated
284Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,6151,07320.5%6.12%#54
20241,6591,08820.7%6.62%#53
20251,41394320.1%7.24%#64

What First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 229 16% · 15.7% denied
Refinance 161 11% · 19.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 233 16% · 4.3% denied
Home improvement 362 26% · 26.5% denied
Other / HELOC 428 30% · 25.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,408 100% · 19.9% denied
FHA 5 0% · 80.0% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 127 45%
Other 82 29%
Credit history 54 19%
Collateral 13 5%
Insufficient cash 4 1%
Employment history 2 1%
Unverifiable information 2 1%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lehigh County 537336140 26.1%
Northampton County 39327166 16.8%
Berks County 22115337 16.7%
Carbon County 1168717 14.7%
Monroe County 47299 19.1%
Schuylkill County 31252 6.5%
Montgomery County 13100 0.0%
Bucks County 1044 40.0%
Luzerne County 833 37.5%
Lancaster County 752 28.6%

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: 1,413 applications in 2025, of which 943 were originated and 284 denied.

20.1% of all applications, or 22.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union originated in Pennsylvania in 2025 was 7.24%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Commonwealth 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