Meridian Bank · Pennsylvania · 2025

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

Meridian Bank took 810 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #110 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 80.5% of them and denied 2.1% (2.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

810Applicationsin PA
2.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$285,000Median loanstate $155,000
$259MVolume33 counties

Meridian Bank in Pennsylvania vs the state

2.1%Denial rate-16.19 pts vs state
2.5%Decision denial rate-19.70 pts vs state
80.5%Origination rate+19.53 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.20Rate spread (pts)-0.04 pts vs state
$109kMedian applicant income
652Loans originated
17Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20238687003.2%6.75%#89
20249227043.7%6.63%#88
20258106522.1%6.63%#110

What Meridian Bank lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 625 77% · 1.4% denied
Refinance 47 6% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 40 5% · 7.5% denied
Home improvement 65 8% · 3.1% denied
Other / HELOC 33 4% · 9.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 674 83% · 2.1% denied
FHA 119 15% · 2.5% denied
VA 11 1% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 6 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Collateral 5 29%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 29%
Credit history 5 29%
Insufficient cash 1 6%
Other 1 6%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most Meridian Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Philadelphia County 2431834 1.6%
Delaware County 114934 3.5%
Montgomery County 113933 2.7%
Chester County 92801 1.1%
Bucks County 81682 2.5%
Lancaster County 45381 2.2%
York County 33280 0.0%
Berks County 16150 0.0%
Dauphin County 1380 0.0%
Cumberland County 980 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: 810 applications in 2025, of which 652 were originated and 17 denied.

2.1% of all applications, or 2.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

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

About this data. Figures are Meridian 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