Freedom Mortgage · Pennsylvania · 2025

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

Freedom Mortgage took 4,510 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #20 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 37.1% of them and denied 12.4% (22.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

4.5kApplicationsin PA
22.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$235,000Median loanstate $155,000
$438MVolume66 counties

Freedom Mortgage in Pennsylvania vs the state

12.4%Denial rate-5.87 pts vs state
22.6%Decision denial rate+0.40 pts vs state
37.1%Origination rate-23.86 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.45Rate spread (pts)+0.21 pts vs state
$90kMedian applicant income
1,673Loans originated
560Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,86971916.7%6.88%#45
20243,6011,48412.2%6.38%#29
20254,5101,67312.4%6.25%#20

What Freedom Mortgage lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 224 5% · 10.7% denied
Refinance 1,558 35% · 4.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 2,705 60% · 16.9% denied
Other / HELOC 23 1% · 13.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 693 15% · 7.9% denied
FHA 2,446 54% · 16.3% denied
VA 1,367 30% · 7.6% denied
USDA / RHS 4 0% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Collateral 310 55%
Credit history 89 16%
Debt-to-income ratio 73 13%
Other 44 8%
Unverifiable information 13 2%
Insufficient cash 13 2%
Incomplete application 10 2%
Employment history 8 1%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most Freedom Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Philadelphia County 45012357 12.7%
Allegheny County 27210835 12.9%
Montgomery County 26310023 8.7%
York County 25710331 12.1%
Delaware County 2558633 12.9%
Bucks County 2428330 12.4%
Lancaster County 1937613 6.7%
Berks County 1927824 12.5%
Chester County 1556012 7.7%
Lehigh County 1444714 9.7%

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: 4,510 applications in 2025, of which 1,673 were originated and 560 denied.

12.4% of all applications, or 22.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Freedom Mortgage originated in Pennsylvania in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Freedom 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