Bucks County, Pennsylvania · 2025

Mortgage lenders in Bucks County, PA: denial rates and top lenders (2025)

505 lenders acted on 23,445 mortgage applications for properties in Bucks County in 2025. 16.9% were denied (Pennsylvania: 18.3%). Median rate on closed loans 6.74%; median loan $235,000; median property value $525,000.

23kApplications
16.9%Denial ratestate 18.3%
6.74%Median ratestate 6.63%
$235,000Median loan
$525,000Median property value

Largest lenders in Bucks County

#LenderGradeApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rate
1 Police & Fire C 1,7641,014 24.0%6.24%
2 Citizens Bank C 1,385873 25.2%7.40%
3 Rocket Mortgage C 1,092853 12.3%6.75%
4 American Heritage FCU D 948604 26.3%6.74%
5 Trumark Financial Credit Union C 804503 23.5%6.74%
6 PNC Bank D 678417 19.0%6.75%
7 United Shore Financial Services B 668488 10.5%6.25%
8 Crosscountry Mortgage B 652487 2.8%6.63%
9 Penn Community Bank C 652488 13.2%7.00%
10 Bank of America F 544275 23.9%5.99%
11 TD Bank D 498276 21.7%7.54%
12 Pennymac Loan Services C 446279 12.1%6.50%
13 Newrez D 422150 19.2%6.56%
14 Guaranteed Rate B 382243 5.0%6.55%
15 Prosperity Home Mortgage A 351275 4.3%6.50%
16 Movement Mortgage A 331255 1.2%6.56%
17 CMG Mortgage A 319231 6.3%6.63%
18 Coastal Community Bank C 28760 1.4%10.49%
19 Spring Eq D 28191 48.4%8.88%
20 Navy Federal Credit Union D 281139 17.4%7.75%
21 Univest Bank and Trust C 276194 8.7%7.25%
22 Broker Solutions D 246103 10.2%6.75%
23 Freedom Mortgage B 24283 12.4%6.25%
24 Loandepot.Com D 206113 19.9%6.63%
25 Citadel Federal Credit Union C 19582 26.2%3.99%

Best approval odds in Bucks County

Lowest decision denial rate among lenders that decided at least 50 applications here in 2025.

What Bucks County borrowers applied for

By loan purpose

Home purchase 7,669 33% · 7.6% denied
Refinance 4,000 17% · 15.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 4,401 19% · 21.2% denied
Home improvement 3,944 17% · 22.4% denied
Other / HELOC 3,431 15% · 27.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 20,791 89% · 17.1% denied
FHA 1,827 8% · 16.8% denied
VA 802 3% · 12.7% denied
USDA / RHS 25 0% · 12.0% denied

Why applications were denied

Debt-to-income ratio 1,596 41%
Credit history 888 23%
Incomplete application 478 12%
Collateral 440 11%
Other 346 9%
Unverifiable information 86 2%
Insufficient cash 53 1%
Employment history 25 1%
Mortgage insurance denied 2 0%

Bucks County by year

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateMedian loan
202320,23212,30319.4%6.99%$195,000
202420,70312,57819.0%6.99%$205,000
202523,44514,37916.9%6.74%$235,000

Frequently asked questions

16.9% of applications in Bucks County were denied in 2025, against 18.3% statewide in Pennsylvania.

Police & Fire, with 1,764 applications in 2025 and a denial rate of 24.0%.

The median mortgage application in Bucks County in 2025 was for $235,000; the median property value on originated loans was $525,000.