NBT Bank · Pennsylvania · 2025

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

NBT Bank took 687 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #127 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.9% of them and denied 19.8% (20.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

687Applicationsin PA
20.8%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
4.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $155,000
$75MVolume12 counties

NBT Bank in Pennsylvania vs the state

19.8%Denial rate+1.51 pts vs state
20.8%Decision denial rate-1.38 pts vs state
69.9%Origination rate+8.91 pts vs state
4.99%Median rate-1.63 pts vs state
-2.24Rate spread (pts)-2.48 pts vs state
$83kMedian applicant income
480Loans originated
136Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202356936923.4%3.50%#126
202449032721.6%5.50%#152
202568748019.8%4.99%#127

What NBT Bank lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 160 23% · 9.4% denied
Refinance 192 28% · 12.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 18 3% · 11.1% denied
Home improvement 111 16% · 29.7% denied
Other / HELOC 206 30% · 30.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 684 100% · 19.6% denied
FHA 3 0% · 66.7% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 74 54%
Credit history 45 33%
Other 7 5%
Collateral 5 4%
Employment history 4 3%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most NBT Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lackawanna County 27819950 18.0%
Susquehanna County 1138320 17.7%
Pike County 906616 17.8%
Wayne County 734620 27.4%
Luzerne County 724816 22.2%
Monroe County 483012 25.0%
Wyoming County 430 0.0%
Columbia County 330 0.0%
Bradford County 211 50.0%
Northampton County 211 50.0%

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: 687 applications in 2025, of which 480 were originated and 136 denied.

19.8% of all applications, or 20.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans NBT Bank originated in Pennsylvania in 2025 was 4.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are NBT 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