Journey Bank · Pennsylvania · 2025

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

Journey Bank took 1,083 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #83 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 86.6% of them and denied 5.2% (5.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

1.1kApplicationsin PA
5.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$125,000Median loanstate $155,000
$152MVolume22 counties

Journey Bank in Pennsylvania vs the state

5.2%Denial rate-13.12 pts vs state
5.5%Decision denial rate-16.67 pts vs state
86.6%Origination rate+25.65 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
-0.40Rate spread (pts)-0.64 pts vs state
$94kMedian applicant income
938Loans originated
56Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234844194.3%7.00%#142
20241,1481,0223.8%6.75%#72
20251,0839385.2%6.50%#83

What Journey Bank lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 561 52% · 4.1% denied
Refinance 215 20% · 5.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 142 13% · 2.1% denied
Other / HELOC 164 15% · 11.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,062 98% · 5.0% denied
VA 3 0% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 18 2% · 16.7% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 25 45%
Credit history 14 25%
Collateral 5 9%
Other 4 7%
Insufficient cash 4 7%
Incomplete application 2 4%
Unverifiable information 1 2%
Employment history 1 2%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most Journey Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lycoming County 39634029 7.3%
Columbia County 29925417 5.7%
Clinton County 95813 3.2%
Northumberland County 80732 2.5%
Luzerne County 74681 1.4%
Montour County 62561 1.6%
Union County 26230 0.0%
Centre County 12100 0.0%
Sullivan County 12111 8.3%
Snyder County 540 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: 1,083 applications in 2025, of which 938 were originated and 56 denied.

5.2% of all applications, or 5.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Journey Bank originated in Pennsylvania in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Journey 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