Mortgage America · Pennsylvania · 2025

Mortgage America in Pennsylvania: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Mortgage America took 1,700 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #56 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 82.4% of them and denied 1.7% (2.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

1.7kApplicationsin PA
2.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$260,000Median loanstate $155,000
$393MVolume41 counties

Mortgage America in Pennsylvania vs the state

1.7%Denial rate-16.64 pts vs state
2.0%Decision denial rate-20.25 pts vs state
82.4%Origination rate+21.39 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.22Rate spread (pts)-0.02 pts vs state
$100kMedian applicant income
1,400Loans originated
28Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,8861,5211.6%6.63%#44
20241,9241,6111.9%6.63%#50
20251,7001,4001.7%6.50%#56

What Mortgage America lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,554 91% · 1.6% denied
Refinance 73 4% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 73 4% · 4.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,343 79% · 1.0% denied
FHA 272 16% · 4.0% denied
VA 60 4% · 1.7% denied
USDA / RHS 25 1% · 12.0% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 9 32%
Other 7 25%
Insufficient cash 5 18%
Employment history 2 7%
Unverifiable information 2 7%
Collateral 1 4%
Credit history 1 4%
Incomplete application 1 4%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most Mortgage America applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Berks County 4593756 1.3%
Schuylkill County 1961466 3.1%
Lehigh County 1711481 0.6%
Montgomery County 1651402 1.2%
Northampton County 1291102 1.6%
Philadelphia County 100824 4.0%
Bucks County 77650 0.0%
Carbon County 72650 0.0%
Dauphin County 60462 3.3%
Chester County 42351 2.4%

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: 1,700 applications in 2025, of which 1,400 were originated and 28 denied.

1.7% of all applications, or 2.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

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

About this data. Figures are Mortgage America'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