First Heritage Federal Credit Union · Pennsylvania · 2025

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

First Heritage Federal Credit Union took 195 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #279 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 68.7% of them and denied 20.0% (21.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

195Applicationsin PA
21.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
6.24%Median ratestate 6.63%
$75,000Median loanstate $155,000
$16MVolume7 counties

First Heritage Federal Credit Union in Pennsylvania vs the state

20.0%Denial rate+1.71 pts vs state
21.3%Decision denial rate-0.90 pts vs state
68.7%Origination rate+7.76 pts vs state
6.24%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.02Rate spread (pts)-0.22 pts vs state
$83kMedian applicant income
134Loans originated
39Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202316912518.3%6.24%#294
202417510724.0%6.74%#286
202519513420.0%6.24%#279

What First Heritage Federal Credit Union lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 54 28% · 7.4% denied
Refinance 41 21% · 4.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 15 8% · 46.7% denied
Home improvement 48 25% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 37 19% · 37.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 195 100% · 20.0% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 15 38%
Credit history 12 31%
Collateral 5 13%
Other 4 10%
Incomplete application 2 5%
Employment history 1 3%

Where in Pennsylvania

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Tioga County 14810231 20.9%
Potter County 21181 4.8%
Bradford County 1693 18.8%
Lycoming County 632 33.3%
York County 211 50.0%
Mifflin County 110 0.0%
Wayne County 101 100.0%

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: 195 applications in 2025, of which 134 were originated and 39 denied.

20.0% of all applications, or 21.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans First Heritage Federal Credit Union originated in Pennsylvania in 2025 was 6.24%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Heritage 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