Mortgage lender · Pittsburgh, PA · LEI 549300157R33LDICP344

Howard Hanna Financial Services review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Howard Hanna Financial Services earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 1.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 96th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.28 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 46th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

5.5kApplications2025
81.2%Originatedof applications
1.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$1.3BLoan volume6 states

Howard Hanna Financial Services at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

1.2%Denial rate (all applications)-16.78 pts vs national
1.5%Denial rate (decided applications)-21.14 pts vs national
81.2%Origination rate+23.16 pts vs national
16.9%Withdrawn by applicant
0.2%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.28Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.03 pts vs national
$255,000Median loan amount
$5,432Median total loan costs
$105kMedian applicant income
85%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

96th1.5% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

46th0.28 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

49th17.1%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

58th2.13% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20234,3833,4922.1%2.6%6.63%$881M
20245,1484,1342.0%2.5%6.71%$1.1B
20255,5094,4731.2%1.5%6.63%$1.3B

What Howard Hanna Financial Services lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5,349 97% · 1.1% denied
Refinance 101 2% · 3.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 33 1% · 12.1% denied
Home improvement 10 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 16 0% · 18.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,477 81% · 0.7% denied
FHA 687 12% · 3.5% denied
VA 302 5% · 2.7% denied
USDA / RHS 43 1% · 4.7% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 65 manufactured homes, 143 investment properties.

Why Howard Hanna Financial Services denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 66 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 20 30%
Credit history 15 23%
Other 13 20%
Collateral 6 9%
Employment history 6 9%
Unverifiable information 2 3%
Incomplete application 2 3%
Insufficient cash 2 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Howard Hanna Financial Services

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k4323255.2%
$50k – $100k2,1171,7311.6%
$100k – $150k1,3091,0581.1%
$150k – $250k1,1079140.2%
Over $250k5364410.9%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 253813211.8%
25–341,7851,4751.3%
35–441,3081,0761.3%
45–548236561.5%
55–647185422.5%
65–743683011.0%
Over 741261020.0%

Where Howard Hanna Financial Services lends

6 states and 237 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Ohio2,1001,7200.9%6.63%#46
Pennsylvania1,5811,2921.2%6.63%#59
North Carolina1,1038940.9%6.63%#79
Indiana4153212.9%6.63%#134
South Carolina2011661.5%6.50%#186
Michigan109802.8%6.63%#263

Frequently asked questions

Howard Hanna Financial Services denied 1.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 96th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Howard Hanna Financial Services gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 30.3% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Howard Hanna Financial Services originated in 2025 was 6.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.28 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 97% of its applications were for home purchases, 2% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 81% conventional, 12% FHA, 5% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Howard Hanna Financial Services. Data sources · Methodology