Polaris Home Funding · Pennsylvania · 2025

Polaris Home Funding in Pennsylvania: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Polaris Home Funding took 68 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #438 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 42.7% of them and denied 23.5% (32.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

68Applicationsin PA
32.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$195,000Median loanstate $155,000
$6.0MVolume30 counties

Polaris Home Funding in Pennsylvania vs the state

23.5%Denial rate+5.24 pts vs state
32.7%Decision denial rate+10.44 pts vs state
42.7%Origination rate-18.31 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.50Rate spread (pts)+0.26 pts vs state
$69kMedian applicant income
29Loans originated
16Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023421216.7%6.75%#501
2024913714.3%6.75%#386
2025682923.5%6.63%#438

What Polaris Home Funding lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1 1% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 4 6% · 25.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 8 12% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 55 81% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 9 13% · 11.1% denied
FHA 50 74% · 28.0% denied
VA 9 13% · 11.1% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Credit history 8 50%
Collateral 5 31%
Unverifiable information 1 6%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 6%
Employment history 1 6%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most Polaris Home Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Allegheny County 923 33.3%
Lancaster County 640 0.0%
York County 640 0.0%
Northampton County 421 25.0%
Cumberland County 302 66.7%
Monroe County 302 66.7%
Dauphin County 320 0.0%
Erie County 312 66.7%
Lebanon County 210 0.0%
Adams County 201 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: 68 applications in 2025, of which 29 were originated and 16 denied.

23.5% of all applications, or 32.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Polaris Home Funding originated in Pennsylvania in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Polaris Home Funding'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