First Option Mortgage · Pennsylvania · 2025

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

First Option Mortgage took 10 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #686 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.0% of them and denied 10.0% (10.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

10Applicationsin PA
10.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
6.44%Median ratestate 6.63%
$235,000Median loanstate $155,000
$1.3MVolume4 counties

First Option Mortgage in Pennsylvania vs the state

10.0%Denial rate-8.29 pts vs state
10.0%Decision denial rate-12.21 pts vs state
60.0%Origination rate-0.96 pts vs state
6.44%Median rate-0.19 pts vs state
0.81Rate spread (pts)+0.57 pts vs state
$64kMedian applicant income
6Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023860.0%6.75%#751
2024550.0%7.13%#800
202510610.0%6.44%#686

What First Option Mortgage lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 6 60% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 40% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 5 50% · 20.0% denied
FHA 5 50% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 100%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most First Option Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Luzerne County 530 0.0%
Lancaster County 210 0.0%
Cumberland County 211 50.0%
Dauphin County 110 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: 10 applications in 2025, of which 6 were originated and 1 denied.

10.0% of all applications, or 10.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans First Option Mortgage originated in Pennsylvania in 2025 was 6.44%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Option 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