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WSFS bank
HMDA reporter, headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. Record for calendar year 2024.
HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws. The data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations for loan approval and loan pricing decisions. Figures are from the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register; cells under 25 applications are withheld.
WSFS bank's 2024 HMDA filing covers 4,964 applications and 3,249 originated loans totalling $892m, in 5 states.
Its denial rate, the share of decided applications the lender denied, was 23.7%, close to the national rate of 24.3% and close to the Pennsylvania rate of 24.2%. 534 applications were withdrawn by the applicant and 101 files were closed for incompleteness; those are not counted in the denial rate.
The median rate spread on its originated loans, the difference between the loan's APR and the average prime offer rate, was 0.1 percentage points (national median 0.3); 9.6% of its originations had a spread of 1.5 points or more.
By loan purpose the originations were mostly home purchase (42%) and home improvement (27%); by loan type, conventional (97%) and FHA (2%).
The largest volumes were in Pennsylvania (1,500 originations), Delaware (1,114 originations) and New Jersey (474 originations).
Applications were up 12% on 2023.
Compared with Pennsylvania and the nation
| Measure | This lender | Pennsylvania, all lenders | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate (denied ÷ decided applications) | 23.7% | 24.2% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, percentage points | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 9.6% | 14.1% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $275k | $226k | $329k |
| Home purchase share of originations | 41.5% | 48.7% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share of originations | 2.3% | 9.8% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share of originations | 0.4% | 4.0% | 7.9% |
| Applications withdrawn by applicant | 10.8% | 12.1% | 14.3% |
Pennsylvania is the lender's largest state by applications. State and national columns cover every HMDA reporter. Rate spread is reported on originated loans only.
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
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| Year | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate | Median spread | LAR records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | 5,190 |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | 6,334 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | 9,563 |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | 9,849 |
| 2022 | 5,781 | 3,679 | $903m | 25.4% | 0.2 | 10,239 |
| 2023 | 4,433 | 2,755 | $743m | 25.9% | 0.3 | 8,480 |
| 2024 | 4,964 | 3,249 | $892m | 23.7% | 0.1 | 8,117 |
Applications, originations and rates are computed from the public LAR for 2022, 2023, 2024; LAR record counts come from each year's transmittal sheet.
Loan purpose and loan type
By purpose
Home purchase 42% (1,349)Home improvement 27% (872)Refinancing 18% (594)Cash-out refinancing 2% (69)Other purpose 11% (365)
By type
Conventional 97% (3,159)FHA 2% (76)VA 0% (14)
| Loan type | Applications | Originations | Denied | Denial rate (of applications) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional | 4,819 | 3,159 | 1,005 | 20.9% |
| FHA-insured | 126 | 76 | 17 | 13.5% |
| VA-guaranteed | 18 | 14 | 2 | — |
| USDA Rural Housing Service or Farm Service Agency guaranteed | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
Shares are of originated loans. The per-type denial rate here divides denials by all applications of that type, because decided counts are not kept per type.
Action taken
| HMDA action taken | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Loan originated | 3,249 | 40.0% |
| 2 Application approved but not accepted | 56 | 0.7% |
| 3 Application denied | 1,024 | 12.6% |
| 4 Application withdrawn by applicant | 534 | 6.6% |
| 5 File closed for incompleteness | 101 | 1.2% |
| 6 Purchased loan | 3,153 | 38.8% |
| 7 Preapproval request denied | 0 | 0.0% |
| 8 Preapproval request approved but not accepted | 0 | 0.0% |
Codes and labels are the HMDA action-taken codes. Applications are codes 1–5; the denial rate divides code 3 by codes 1–3.
Denial reasons as coded
Share of the lender's 1,024 denials by the first denial reason it coded (outlined bar: all lenders nationally). Lenders may record up to four reasons; only the first is counted here.
States
| State | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate | Median spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 2,238 | 1,500 | $439m | 22.1% | 0.1 |
| Delaware | 1,712 | 1,114 | $233m | 24.8% | 0.2 |
| New Jersey | 785 | 474 | $120m | 27.4% | 0.3 |
| Maryland | 75 | 46 | $18m | 26.6% | 0.1 |
| Florida | 41 | 28 | $17m | 12.1% | 0.1 |
States with at least 25 applications. States with 100 or more link to the lender's page for that state.
Counties
| County | State | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Castle County | DE | 1,104 | 734 | $158m | 23.4% |
| Philadelphia County | PA | 757 | 475 | $122m | 26.1% |
| Delaware County | PA | 572 | 380 | $110m | 21.6% |
| Burlington County | NJ | 440 | 266 | $39m | 29.7% |
| Chester County | PA | 352 | 257 | $87m | 18.1% |
| Montgomery County | PA | 363 | 253 | $81m | 20.0% |
| Sussex County | DE | 315 | 210 | $48m | 22.5% |
| Kent County | DE | 293 | 170 | $26m | 32.6% |
| Bucks County | PA | 126 | 84 | $26m | 23.2% |
| Camden County | NJ | 109 | 64 | $14m | 27.8% |
| Cape May County | NJ | 62 | 39 | $26m | 23.1% |
Up to 30 counties with at least 50 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did WSFS bank originate in 2024?
3,249 loans totalling $892m, from 4,964 applications reported under HMDA. It also purchased 3,153 loans from other institutions, which are counted separately.
What is WSFS bank's denial rate and how does it compare?
23.7% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 24.3% nationally and 24.2% in Pennsylvania. HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws; the data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations.
Which counties does WSFS bank lend in most?
By originations: New Castle County, DE (734), Philadelphia County, PA (475), Delaware County, PA (380), Burlington County, NJ (266) and Chester County, PA (257).
What loan types does WSFS bank make?
Conventional 3,159, FHA 76, VA 14 and USDA 0 originations in 2024; by purpose, home purchase 1,349, home improvement 872, refinancing 594, cash-out refinancing 69 and other purpose 365.
What reasons did WSFS bank report for denials?
The first denial reason recorded most often was debt-to-income ratio (501), collateral (221) and credit history (189), as coded by the lender in its HMDA filing.
Where does this data come from?
From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register published by the FFIEC and CFPB, with the lender's name from its HMDA transmittal sheet. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.
Provenance
Source: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act public loan/application register for 2024 (trend years 2022, 2023, 2024) and transmittal sheets 2018–2024, published by the FFIEC and CFPB at ffiec.cfpb.gov, public domain. Lender identity is the LEI and name on its transmittal sheet. This site was built 30 Sep 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. Data through 1 Aug 2026.