Planet Home Lending · Pennsylvania · 2025

Planet Home Lending in Pennsylvania: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Planet Home Lending took 789 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #112 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.7% of them and denied 19.8% (20.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

789Applicationsin PA
20.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$235,000Median loanstate $155,000
$151MVolume61 counties

Planet Home Lending in Pennsylvania vs the state

19.8%Denial rate+1.48 pts vs state
20.5%Decision denial rate-1.76 pts vs state
75.7%Origination rate+14.71 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.28Rate spread (pts)+0.04 pts vs state
$92kMedian applicant income
597Loans originated
156Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202338126721.0%6.75%#167
202452037921.9%6.63%#141
202578959719.8%6.38%#112

What Planet Home Lending lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 432 55% · 18.1% denied
Refinance 263 33% · 15.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 61 8% · 37.7% denied
Home improvement 15 2% · 40.0% denied
Other / HELOC 18 2% · 44.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 319 40% · 20.7% denied
FHA 344 44% · 20.6% denied
VA 116 15% · 14.7% denied
USDA / RHS 10 1% · 20.0% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Incomplete application 90 58%
Other 19 12%
Collateral 17 11%
Credit history 14 9%
Debt-to-income ratio 9 6%
Unverifiable information 4 3%
Employment history 2 1%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most Planet Home Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lehigh County 1007620 20.0%
Northampton County 957914 14.7%
Allegheny County 584513 22.4%
Philadelphia County 442913 29.5%
Monroe County 42335 11.9%
Centre County 27234 14.8%
Schuylkill County 26185 19.2%
Berks County 24194 16.7%
York County 22193 13.6%
Montgomery County 18124 22.2%

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: 789 applications in 2025, of which 597 were originated and 156 denied.

19.8% of all applications, or 20.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Planet Home Lending originated in Pennsylvania in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Planet Home Lending'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