TOWER Federal Credit Union · Pennsylvania · 2025

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

TOWER Federal Credit Union took 338 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #214 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 56.2% of them and denied 32.5% (36.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

338Applicationsin PA
36.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$125,000Median loanstate $155,000
$32MVolume35 counties

TOWER Federal Credit Union in Pennsylvania vs the state

32.5%Denial rate+14.25 pts vs state
36.4%Decision denial rate+14.21 pts vs state
56.2%Origination rate-4.75 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
-0.20Rate spread (pts)-0.44 pts vs state
$170kMedian applicant income
190Loans originated
110Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202332517431.7%7.00%#193
202428617228.3%7.75%#218
202533819032.5%7.00%#214

What TOWER Federal Credit Union lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 61 18% · 26.2% denied
Refinance 10 3% · 10.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 71 21% · 35.2% denied
Home improvement 125 37% · 32.0% denied
Other / HELOC 71 21% · 39.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 338 100% · 32.5% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 51 46%
Other 23 21%
Credit history 21 19%
Collateral 6 5%
Unverifiable information 5 5%
Mortgage insurance denied 2 2%
Employment history 2 2%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most TOWER Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Montgomery County 784926 33.3%
Chester County 39258 20.5%
Bucks County 35239 25.7%
Philadelphia County 331513 39.4%
Delaware County 31188 25.8%
York County 28148 28.6%
Adams County 1695 31.3%
Centre County 862 25.0%
Franklin County 853 37.5%
Allegheny County 742 28.6%

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: 338 applications in 2025, of which 190 were originated and 110 denied.

32.5% of all applications, or 36.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans TOWER Federal Credit Union originated in Pennsylvania in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are TOWER 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