Strong Home Mortgage · Pennsylvania · 2025

Strong Home Mortgage in Pennsylvania: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Strong Home Mortgage took 68 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #439 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.0% of them and denied 13.2% (20.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

68Applicationsin PA
20.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
6.12%Median ratestate 6.63%
$375,000Median loanstate $155,000
$15MVolume19 counties

Strong Home Mortgage in Pennsylvania vs the state

13.2%Denial rate-5.05 pts vs state
20.9%Decision denial rate-1.28 pts vs state
50.0%Origination rate-10.96 pts vs state
6.12%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.17Rate spread (pts)-0.41 pts vs state
$149kMedian applicant income
34Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231790.0%7.13%#631
202454280.0%6.31%#465
2025683413.2%6.12%#439

What Strong Home Mortgage lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 29 43% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 30 44% · 20.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 8 12% · 37.5% denied
Other / HELOC 1 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 47 69% · 14.9% denied
FHA 16 24% · 12.5% denied
VA 5 7% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 33%
Employment history 2 22%
Other 2 22%
Collateral 1 11%
Insufficient cash 1 11%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most Strong Home Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Montgomery County 1746 35.3%
Chester County 1290 0.0%
Delaware County 640 0.0%
Bucks County 631 16.7%
Philadelphia County 622 33.3%
Lehigh County 310 0.0%
Allegheny County 310 0.0%
Butler County 210 0.0%
Lancaster County 210 0.0%
York County 210 0.0%

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 34 were originated and 9 denied.

13.2% of all applications, or 20.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Strong Home Mortgage originated in Pennsylvania in 2025 was 6.12%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Strong Home Mortgage'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