Merck Sharp & Dohme Federal Credit Union · Pennsylvania · 2025

Merck Sharp & Dohme Federal Credit Union in Pennsylvania: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Merck Sharp & Dohme Federal Credit Union took 679 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #129 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 78.8% of them and denied 8.0% (9.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

679Applicationsin PA
9.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $155,000
$82MVolume14 counties

Merck Sharp & Dohme Federal Credit Union in Pennsylvania vs the state

8.0%Denial rate-10.34 pts vs state
9.1%Decision denial rate-13.07 pts vs state
78.8%Origination rate+17.83 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
-0.45Rate spread (pts)-0.69 pts vs state
$162kMedian applicant income
535Loans originated
54Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236334954.9%6.49%#113
20246395086.7%6.49%#115
20256795358.0%6.50%#129

What Merck Sharp & Dohme Federal Credit Union lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 29 4% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 162 24% · 9.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 8 1% · 12.5% denied
Home improvement 263 39% · 8.0% denied
Other / HELOC 217 32% · 7.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 679 100% · 8.0% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Other 26 48%
Debt-to-income ratio 11 20%
Credit history 10 19%
Collateral 4 7%
Unverifiable information 3 6%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most Merck Sharp & Dohme Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Montgomery County 3092974 1.3%
Bucks County 1291233 2.3%
Philadelphia County 18170 0.0%
Lehigh County 17170 0.0%
Chester County 17151 5.9%
Berks County 880 0.0%
Delaware County 770 0.0%
Carbon County 330 0.0%
Lancaster County 220 0.0%
Lebanon County 110 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: 679 applications in 2025, of which 535 were originated and 54 denied.

8.0% of all applications, or 9.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Merck Sharp & Dohme Federal Credit Union originated in Pennsylvania in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Merck Sharp & Dohme Federal Credit Union'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