First Home Mortgage · Pennsylvania · 2025

First Home Mortgage in Pennsylvania: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Home Mortgage took 154 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #319 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 77.3% of them and denied 3.3% (4.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

154Applicationsin PA
4.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$305,000Median loanstate $155,000
$38MVolume18 counties

First Home Mortgage in Pennsylvania vs the state

3.3%Denial rate-15.04 pts vs state
4.0%Decision denial rate-18.21 pts vs state
77.3%Origination rate+16.31 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.45Rate spread (pts)+0.21 pts vs state
$114kMedian applicant income
119Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231611307.5%6.75%#305
20242111603.3%6.75%#261
20251541193.3%6.75%#319

What First Home Mortgage lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 141 92% · 3.6% denied
Refinance 10 6% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 1% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 107 69% · 1.9% denied
FHA 30 19% · 6.7% denied
VA 14 9% · 7.1% denied
USDA / RHS 3 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Collateral 4 80%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 20%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most First Home Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
York County 86663 3.5%
Franklin County 19132 10.5%
Adams County 19140 0.0%
Cumberland County 650 0.0%
Montgomery County 550 0.0%
Chester County 330 0.0%
Philadelphia County 210 0.0%
Carbon County 220 0.0%
Delaware County 220 0.0%
Lancaster County 210 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: 154 applications in 2025, of which 119 were originated and 5 denied.

3.3% of all applications, or 4.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans First Home Mortgage originated in Pennsylvania in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Home Mortgage'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