People First Federal Credit Union · Pennsylvania · 2025

People First Federal Credit Union in Pennsylvania: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

People First Federal Credit Union took 927 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #99 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 56.2% of them and denied 28.8% (33.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

927Applicationsin PA
33.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$55,000Median loanstate $155,000
$55MVolume24 counties

People First Federal Credit Union in Pennsylvania vs the state

28.8%Denial rate+10.51 pts vs state
33.4%Decision denial rate+11.17 pts vs state
56.2%Origination rate-4.76 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$102kMedian applicant income
521Loans originated
267Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202384947027.7%#91
202487951625.6%#93
202592752128.8%#99

What People First Federal Credit Union lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 122 13% · 15.6% denied
Refinance 207 22% · 21.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 10 1% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 330 36% · 30.0% denied
Other / HELOC 258 28% · 40.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 927 100% · 28.8% denied

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most People First Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lehigh County 454260132 29.1%
Northampton County 359205102 28.4%
Carbon County 24910 41.7%
Berks County 231211 47.8%
Monroe County 1486 42.9%
Bucks County 841 12.5%
Montgomery County 640 0.0%
Schuylkill County 622 33.3%
Chester County 320 0.0%
Allegheny County 321 33.3%

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: 927 applications in 2025, of which 521 were originated and 267 denied.

28.8% of all applications, or 33.4% 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 People First Federal Credit Union'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