1st Signature Lending · Ohio · 2025

1st Signature Lending in Ohio: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

1st Signature Lending took 45 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #418 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 80.0% of them and denied 4.4% (5.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

45Applicationsin OH
5.3%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
5.88%Median ratestate 6.88%
$315,000Median loanstate $155,000
$12MVolume0 counties

1st Signature Lending in Ohio vs the state

4.4%Denial rate-13.25 pts vs state
5.3%Decision denial rate-16.63 pts vs state
80.0%Origination rate+20.10 pts vs state
5.88%Median rate-1.00 pts vs state
0.27Rate spread (pts)-0.12 pts vs state
$97kMedian applicant income
36Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202363449.5%6.75%#363
202450348.0%6.50%#391
202545364.4%5.88%#418

What 1st Signature Lending lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 39 87% · 5.1% denied
Refinance 6 13% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1 2% · 0.0% denied
FHA 28 62% · 7.1% denied
VA 15 33% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Collateral 1 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 50%

Other large lenders in Ohio

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
The Huntington National BankD 42,68325.8%7.59%
Rocket MortgageC 23,16518.5%6.63%
Fifth Third BankD 21,93925.6%7.50%
Crosscountry MortgageB 16,0663.1%6.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 14,62613.1%6.45%
Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of ClevelandC 12,62223.0%6.74%
PNC BankD 11,60724.6%7.40%
Wright-Patt Credit UnionC 8,79128.1%7.50%
U.S. BankD 8,62338.0%7.60%
Citizens BankC 7,77524.3%7.65%

Frequently asked questions

Ohio: 45 applications in 2025, of which 36 were originated and 2 denied.

4.4% of all applications, or 5.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans 1st Signature Lending originated in Ohio in 2025 was 5.88%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are 1st Signature Lending's own HMDA filing for properties located in Ohio, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology