Nations Direct Mortgage · Pennsylvania · 2025

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

Nations Direct Mortgage took 689 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #126 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 82.7% of them and denied 3.3% (3.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

689Applicationsin PA
3.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
6.62%Median ratestate 6.63%
$325,000Median loanstate $155,000
$196MVolume35 counties

Nations Direct Mortgage in Pennsylvania vs the state

3.3%Denial rate-14.95 pts vs state
3.9%Decision denial rate-18.33 pts vs state
82.7%Origination rate+21.77 pts vs state
6.62%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.24Rate spread (pts)0.00 pts vs state
$117kMedian applicant income
570Loans originated
23Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231951317.2%6.99%#273
20245434503.9%6.63%#137
20256895703.3%6.62%#126

What Nations Direct Mortgage lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 591 86% · 2.7% denied
Refinance 46 7% · 2.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 52 8% · 11.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 519 75% · 2.3% denied
FHA 139 20% · 7.9% denied
VA 31 4% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Other 6 26%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 22%
Insufficient cash 4 17%
Credit history 4 17%
Collateral 3 13%
Employment history 1 4%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most Nations Direct Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Montgomery County 1261101 0.8%
Philadelphia County 104828 7.7%
Chester County 86721 1.2%
Bucks County 60474 6.7%
Delaware County 59473 5.1%
Cumberland County 35330 0.0%
Berks County 30260 0.0%
Lancaster County 30231 3.3%
Allegheny County 25171 4.0%
Dauphin County 23200 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: 689 applications in 2025, of which 570 were originated and 23 denied.

3.3% of all applications, or 3.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Nations Direct Mortgage originated in Pennsylvania in 2025 was 6.62%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Nations Direct Mortgage'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