Freedom · Pennsylvania · 2025

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

Freedom took 489 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #156 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 68.9% of them and denied 30.7% (30.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

489Applicationsin PA
30.8%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$75,000Median loanstate $155,000
$38MVolume20 counties

Freedom in Pennsylvania vs the state

30.7%Denial rate+12.38 pts vs state
30.8%Decision denial rate+8.59 pts vs state
68.9%Origination rate+7.96 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.15Rate spread (pts)-0.09 pts vs state
$106kMedian applicant income
337Loans originated
150Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202367451523.6%6.00%#108
202453040124.3%6.25%#139
202548933730.7%6.25%#156

What Freedom lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 34 7% · 26.5% denied
Refinance 59 12% · 33.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 35 7% · 25.7% denied
Home improvement 193 39% · 28.5% denied
Other / HELOC 168 34% · 33.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 489 100% · 30.7% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Other 124 83%
Credit history 10 7%
Collateral 8 5%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 4%
Unverifiable information 2 1%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most Freedom applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Philadelphia County 19011278 41.1%
Montgomery County 1179125 21.4%
Bucks County 1038517 16.5%
Delaware County 392217 43.6%
Chester County 14104 28.6%
Allegheny County 532 40.0%
Lehigh County 321 33.3%
Berks County 312 66.7%
York County 220 0.0%
Wayne County 220 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: 489 applications in 2025, of which 337 were originated and 150 denied.

30.7% of all applications, or 30.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

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

About this data. Figures are Freedom'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