21st Mortgage · Ohio · 2025

21st Mortgage in Ohio: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

21st Mortgage took 2,964 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #35 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 21.8% of them and denied 51.5% (69.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

3.0kApplicationsin OH
69.1%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
10.25%Median ratestate 6.88%
$65,000Median loanstate $155,000
$63MVolume87 counties

21st Mortgage in Ohio vs the state

51.5%Denial rate+33.83 pts vs state
69.1%Decision denial rate+47.17 pts vs state
21.8%Origination rate-38.07 pts vs state
10.25%Median rate+3.38 pts vs state
5.34Rate spread (pts)+4.96 pts vs state
$58kMedian applicant income
647Loans originated
1,527Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,80158246.9%9.89%#29
20243,03569649.3%10.46%#34
20252,96464751.5%10.25%#35

What 21st Mortgage lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2,885 97% · 51.4% denied
Refinance 35 1% · 42.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 17 1% · 70.6% denied
Home improvement 17 1% · 76.5% denied
Other / HELOC 10 0% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,964 100% · 51.5% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Credit history 1,033 68%
Debt-to-income ratio 327 21%
Insufficient cash 49 3%
Other 38 2%
Collateral 37 2%
Incomplete application 37 2%
Unverifiable information 6 0%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most 21st Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Clermont County 20963114 54.5%
Lorain County 18334106 57.9%
Portage County 1383364 46.4%
Butler County 1292466 51.2%
Pickaway County 1103553 48.2%
Hancock County 993039 39.4%
Franklin County 971065 67.0%
Champaign County 941650 53.2%
Allen County 902538 42.2%
Trumbull County 822732 39.0%

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: 2,964 applications in 2025, of which 647 were originated and 1,527 denied.

51.5% of all applications, or 69.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans 21st Mortgage originated in Ohio in 2025 was 10.25%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are 21st Mortgage'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