Gateway First Bank · Pennsylvania · 2025

Gateway First Bank in Pennsylvania: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Gateway First Bank took 63 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #453 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 82.5% of them and denied 1.6% (1.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

63Applicationsin PA
1.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$275,000Median loanstate $155,000
$15MVolume19 counties

Gateway First Bank in Pennsylvania vs the state

1.6%Denial rate-16.70 pts vs state
1.9%Decision denial rate-20.32 pts vs state
82.5%Origination rate+21.58 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.25Rate spread (pts)+0.01 pts vs state
$118kMedian applicant income
52Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023108749.3%6.88%#364
202496721.0%6.88%#381
202563521.6%6.63%#453

What Gateway First Bank lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 55 87% · 1.8% denied
Refinance 4 6% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 6% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 55 87% · 0.0% denied
FHA 4 6% · 25.0% denied
VA 4 6% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 100%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most Gateway First Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Berks County 12100 0.0%
Philadelphia County 1071 10.0%
Westmoreland County 650 0.0%
Chester County 440 0.0%
Beaver County 430 0.0%
Allegheny County 440 0.0%
Schuylkill County 440 0.0%
Delaware County 430 0.0%
Centre County 320 0.0%
Lebanon 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: 63 applications in 2025, of which 52 were originated and 1 denied.

1.6% of all applications, or 1.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Gateway First Bank originated in Pennsylvania in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Gateway First Bank'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