Penn State · Pennsylvania · 2025

Penn State in Pennsylvania: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Penn State took 102 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #372 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 85.3% of them and denied 8.8% (9.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

102Applicationsin PA
9.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$70,000Median loanstate $155,000
$8.8MVolume1 counties

Penn State in Pennsylvania vs the state

8.8%Denial rate-9.47 pts vs state
9.1%Decision denial rate-13.12 pts vs state
85.3%Origination rate+24.33 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$109kMedian applicant income
87Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023100848.0%#375
202475636.7%#415
2025102878.8%#372

What Penn State lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3 3% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 9 9% · 11.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 26 25% · 7.7% denied
Home improvement 45 44% · 2.2% denied
Other / HELOC 19 19% · 26.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 102 100% · 8.8% denied

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most Penn State applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Centre County 102879 8.8%

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: 102 applications in 2025, of which 87 were originated and 9 denied.

8.8% of all applications, or 9.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Penn State'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