Hometown Equity Mortgage · Pennsylvania · 2025

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

Hometown Equity Mortgage took 377 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #201 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.0% of them and denied 45.6% (47.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

377Applicationsin PA
47.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$225,000Median loanstate $155,000
$50MVolume30 counties

Hometown Equity Mortgage in Pennsylvania vs the state

45.6%Denial rate+27.33 pts vs state
47.7%Decision denial rate+25.44 pts vs state
47.0%Origination rate-14.01 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
0.82Rate spread (pts)+0.58 pts vs state
$171kMedian applicant income
177Loans originated
172Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231274260.6%9.63%#344
20241577251.6%7.99%#307
202537717745.6%7.25%#201

What Hometown Equity Mortgage lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 132 35% · 47.0% denied
Refinance 47 12% · 57.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 198 53% · 41.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 362 96% · 44.8% denied
FHA 15 4% · 66.7% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Incomplete application 135 78%
Collateral 15 9%
Credit history 10 6%
Insufficient cash 4 2%
Unverifiable information 3 2%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 1%
Employment history 1 1%
Other 1 1%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 1%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most Hometown Equity Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Philadelphia County 1477267 45.6%
Monroe County 412117 41.5%
Delaware County 362013 36.1%
Luzerne County 231012 52.2%
Allegheny County 1545 33.3%
Chester County 1494 28.6%
Bucks County 1366 46.2%
Montgomery County 1248 66.7%
Lackawanna County 1165 45.5%
Lehigh County 1082 20.0%

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: 377 applications in 2025, of which 177 were originated and 172 denied.

45.6% of all applications, or 47.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Hometown Equity Mortgage originated in Pennsylvania in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Hometown Equity 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