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First National Bank of Pennsylvania review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

First National Bank of Pennsylvania earns a B, better than most large mortgage lenders. It turned down 26.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 29th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.12 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 89th percentile on pricing. Compared against 101 large mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

24kApplications2025
65.5%Originatedof applications
26.6%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.49%Median ratenational 6.63%
$4.7BLoan volume20 states

First National Bank of Pennsylvania at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

23.9%Denial rate (all applications)+5.87 pts vs national
26.6%Denial rate (decided applications)+3.97 pts vs national
65.5%Origination rate+7.44 pts vs national
5.2%Withdrawn by applicant
5.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.49%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
-0.12Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.37 pts vs national
$155,000Median loan amount
$5,830Median total loan costs
$119kMedian applicant income
78%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 101 large mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

29th26.6% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

89th-0.12 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

89th10.2%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

16th3.76% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202319,80312,16627.6%30.8%6.50%$3.4B
202420,98713,05727.4%30.4%6.88%$4.2B
202524,13315,80023.9%26.6%6.49%$4.7B

What First National Bank of Pennsylvania lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 8,715 36% · 11.3% denied
Refinance 5,825 24% · 28.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 149 1% · 16.8% denied
Home improvement 6,824 28% · 30.8% denied
Other / HELOC 2,620 11% · 37.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 23,841 99% · 23.9% denied
FHA 155 1% · 20.7% denied
VA 104 0% · 11.5% denied
USDA / RHS 33 0% · 27.3% denied

Also: 8,767 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 241 manufactured homes, 755 investment properties.

Why First National Bank of Pennsylvania denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 5,756 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 2,644 46%
Debt-to-income ratio 1,338 23%
Collateral 1,115 19%
Other 491 9%
Employment history 66 1%
Incomplete application 44 1%
Unverifiable information 40 1%
Insufficient cash 18 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at First National Bank of Pennsylvania

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k2,6341,00955.9%
$50k – $100k6,8414,18431.5%
$100k – $150k4,5763,09424.5%
$150k – $250k4,4073,26417.5%
Over $250k4,5833,54512.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2548834523.6%
25–343,9463,03816.5%
35–445,0883,51323.0%
45–544,6962,93929.8%
55–644,5942,81430.5%
65–743,2541,90232.1%
Over 741,38579432.5%

Where First National Bank of Pennsylvania lends

20 states and 451 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Pennsylvania9,5425,81927.8%6.49%#7
North Carolina7,2215,04620.8%6.38%#16
Maryland2,6901,67824.6%6.49%#19
Ohio2,2061,49123.9%6.49%#43
Virginia94568416.7%6.25%#80
South Carolina81559815.2%6.38%#70
Florida2481879.7%6.25%#341
District of Columbia1529624.3%6.25%#34
West Virginia1308225.4%6.49%#84
Delaware675017.9%6.63%#103
New Jersey472723.4%6.38%#368
New York271244.4%6.94%#393
Georgia191515.8%6.38%#576
Tennessee13823.1%6.69%#599
Kentucky650.0%6.38%#466

Frequently asked questions

First National Bank of Pennsylvania denied 26.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 29th percentile of large mortgage lenders.

The most common reason First National Bank of Pennsylvania gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 45.9% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans First National Bank of Pennsylvania originated in 2025 was 6.49%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.12 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 36% of its applications were for home purchases, 25% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 39% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 99% conventional, 1% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with First National Bank of Pennsylvania. Data sources · Methodology