Guaranteed Rate Affinity · Pennsylvania · 2025

Guaranteed Rate Affinity in Pennsylvania: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Guaranteed Rate Affinity took 1,831 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #53 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.3% of them and denied 2.6% (3.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

1.8kApplicationsin PA
3.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
6.58%Median ratestate 6.63%
$255,000Median loanstate $155,000
$396MVolume51 counties

Guaranteed Rate Affinity in Pennsylvania vs the state

2.6%Denial rate-15.72 pts vs state
3.4%Decision denial rate-18.86 pts vs state
73.3%Origination rate+12.33 pts vs state
6.58%Median rate-0.05 pts vs state
0.26Rate spread (pts)+0.02 pts vs state
$106kMedian applicant income
1,342Loans originated
47Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,5321,0994.0%6.63%#57
20241,5501,1533.8%6.63%#56
20251,8311,3422.6%6.58%#53

What Guaranteed Rate Affinity lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,594 87% · 2.1% denied
Refinance 90 5% · 1.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 104 6% · 8.7% denied
Home improvement 22 1% · 13.6% denied
Other / HELOC 21 1% · 4.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,475 81% · 1.8% denied
FHA 250 14% · 5.6% denied
VA 100 5% · 6.0% denied
USDA / RHS 6 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 20 43%
Credit history 6 13%
Collateral 6 13%
Unverifiable information 5 11%
Other 4 9%
Employment history 3 6%
Incomplete application 2 4%
Insufficient cash 1 2%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most Guaranteed Rate Affinity applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Allegheny County 53037421 4.0%
Montgomery County 1461152 1.4%
Philadelphia County 111696 5.4%
Westmoreland County 101753 3.0%
Washington County 80640 0.0%
York County 78561 1.3%
Berks County 69555 7.2%
Chester County 67530 0.0%
Butler County 67560 0.0%
Beaver County 67451 1.5%

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: 1,831 applications in 2025, of which 1,342 were originated and 47 denied.

2.6% of all applications, or 3.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Guaranteed Rate Affinity originated in Pennsylvania in 2025 was 6.58%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Guaranteed Rate Affinity'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