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Police and Fire Federal Credit Union
HMDA reporter, headquartered in 3333 Street Road, Pennsylvania. 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.
In 2024, Police and Fire Federal Credit Union filed HMDA records for 12,979 applications and 6,631 originations in 4 states, worth $642m.
Its denial rate, the share of decided applications the lender denied, was 39.4%, above the national rate of 24.3% and above the Pennsylvania rate of 24.2%. 1,017 applications were withdrawn by the applicant and 868 files were closed for incompleteness; those are not counted in the denial rate.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 0.0 percentage points (national median 0.3); 4.0% of its originations had a spread of 1.5 points or more.
By loan purpose the originations were mostly cash-out refinancing (64%) and home improvement (32%); by loan type, conventional (100%).
The largest volumes were in Pennsylvania (4,301 originations), New Jersey (2,179 originations) and Delaware (105 originations).
Applications were about level with 2023.
Compared with Pennsylvania and the nation
| Measure | This lender | Pennsylvania, all lenders | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate (denied ÷ decided applications) | 39.4% | 24.2% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, percentage points | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 4.0% | 14.1% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $97k | $226k | $329k |
| Home purchase share of originations | 2.6% | 48.7% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share of originations | 0.0% | 9.8% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share of originations | 0.0% | 4.0% | 7.9% |
| Applications withdrawn by applicant | 7.8% | 12.1% | 14.3% |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 | — | — | — | — | — | 11,788 |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | 13,297 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | 17,610 |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | 19,220 |
| 2022 | 14,146 | 7,754 | $821m | 35.7% | 0.1 | 14,147 |
| 2023 | 12,694 | 6,502 | $567m | 39.1% | -0.1 | 12,694 |
| 2024 | 12,979 | 6,631 | $642m | 39.4% | 0.0 | 12,994 |
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 3% (173)Home improvement 32% (2,133)Refinancing 1% (74)Cash-out refinancing 64% (4,251)
By type
Conventional 100% (6,631)
| Loan type | Applications | Originations | Denied | Denial rate (of applications) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional | 12,979 | 6,631 | 4,367 | 33.6% |
| FHA-insured | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| VA-guaranteed | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| USDA Rural Housing Service or Farm Service Agency guaranteed | 0 | 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 | 6,631 | 51.0% |
| 2 Application approved but not accepted | 96 | 0.7% |
| 3 Application denied | 4,367 | 33.6% |
| 4 Application withdrawn by applicant | 1,017 | 7.8% |
| 5 File closed for incompleteness | 868 | 6.7% |
| 6 Purchased loan | 15 | 0.1% |
| 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 4,367 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 | 8,640 | 4,301 | $412m | 40.4% | 0.0 |
| New Jersey | 3,987 | 2,179 | $213m | 36.4% | 0.1 |
| Delaware | 246 | 105 | $9.9m | 50.9% | 0.2 |
| Florida | 106 | 46 | $6.6m | 45.3% | -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia County | PA | 4,077 | 1,680 | $127m | 50.6% |
| Bucks County | PA | 1,729 | 1,044 | $114m | 28.3% |
| Montgomery County | PA | 1,473 | 880 | $98m | 28.6% |
| Camden County | NJ | 1,247 | 651 | $56m | 38.9% |
| Burlington County | NJ | 969 | 562 | $55m | 33.0% |
| Gloucester County | NJ | 935 | 535 | $49m | 34.1% |
| Delaware County | PA | 745 | 360 | $33m | 42.7% |
| Chester County | PA | 298 | 171 | $24m | 28.3% |
| Atlantic County | NJ | 217 | 124 | $14m | 35.2% |
| Cape May County | NJ | 200 | 113 | $18m | 31.7% |
| New Castle County | DE | 193 | 81 | $6.9m | 51.8% |
| Ocean County | NJ | 103 | 52 | $5.5m | 38.9% |
| Berks County | PA | 64 | 35 | $3.3m | 31.5% |
| Mercer County | NJ | 67 | 32 | $3.4m | 41.8% |
| Salem County | NJ | 55 | 27 | $2.3m | 44.9% |
Up to 30 counties with at least 50 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did Police and Fire Federal Credit Union originate in 2024?
6,631 loans totalling $642m, from 12,979 applications reported under HMDA. It also purchased 15 loans from other institutions, which are counted separately.
What is Police and Fire Federal Credit Union's denial rate and how does it compare?
39.4% 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 Police and Fire Federal Credit Union lend in most?
By originations: Philadelphia County, PA (1,680), Bucks County, PA (1,044), Montgomery County, PA (880), Camden County, NJ (651) and Burlington County, NJ (562).
What loan types does Police and Fire Federal Credit Union make?
Conventional 6,631, FHA 0, VA 0 and USDA 0 originations in 2024; by purpose, home purchase 173, home improvement 2,133, refinancing 74, cash-out refinancing 4,251 and other purpose 0.
What reasons did Police and Fire Federal Credit Union report for denials?
The first denial reason recorded most often was debt-to-income ratio (2,342), credit history (1,490) and collateral (461), 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.