Mortgage lender · Williamsport, PA · LEI 549300YHEI1EIYO6OO67

Jersey Shore State Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Jersey Shore State Bank earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 5.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 97th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 1.77 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 93rd percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

939Applications2025
85.6%Originatedof applications
5.4%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
5.49%Median ratenational 6.63%
$112MLoan volume2 states

Jersey Shore State Bank at a glance, 2025

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

5.0%Denial rate (all applications)-12.97 pts vs national
5.4%Denial rate (decided applications)-17.18 pts vs national
85.6%Origination rate+27.59 pts vs national
7.6%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
5.49%Median interest rate-1.13 pts vs national
-1.77Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-2.02 pts vs national
$115,000Median loan amount
$5,066Median total loan costs
$87kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

97th5.4% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

93rd-1.77 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

78th7.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

21st4.41% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,7951,5186.5%6.9%6.38%$184M
20241,7041,4694.8%5.1%6.35%$192M
20259398045.0%5.4%5.49%$112M

What Jersey Shore State Bank 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 435 46% · 4.4% denied
Refinance 82 9% · 4.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 214 23% · 4.2% denied
Home improvement 137 15% · 6.6% denied
Other / HELOC 71 8% · 8.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 904 96% · 4.9% denied
USDA / RHS 35 4% · 8.6% denied

Also: 550 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 33 manufactured homes, 98 investment properties.

Why Jersey Shore State Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 47 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 21 45%
Incomplete application 8 17%
Collateral 8 17%
Credit history 5 11%
Unverifiable information 3 6%
Other 2 4%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Jersey Shore State Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1329714.7%
$50k – $100k3803177.3%
$100k – $150k2282040.9%
$150k – $250k91851.2%
Over $250k22214.6%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25433313.2%
25–341841545.5%
35–441681486.3%
45–541591374.8%
55–641691414.6%
65–74100878.3%
Over 7446382.4%

Where Jersey Shore State Bank lends

2 states and 36 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Pennsylvania9388035.0%5.49%#96

Frequently asked questions

Jersey Shore State Bank denied 5.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 97th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Jersey Shore State Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 44.7% 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 Jersey Shore State Bank originated in 2025 was 5.49%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -1.77 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 46% of its applications were for home purchases, 32% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 22% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 96% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% 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 Jersey Shore State Bank. Data sources · Methodology