Better Mortgage · Indiana · 2025

Better Mortgage in Indiana: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Better Mortgage took 730 mortgage applications in Indiana in 2025, ranking #85 of 1,025 lenders active in the state. It originated 28.6% of them and denied 26.2% (46.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.6%.

730Applicationsin IN
46.7%Decision denial ratestate 20.1%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$135,000Median loanstate $155,000
$45MVolume75 counties

Better Mortgage in Indiana vs the state

26.2%Denial rate+9.59 pts vs state
46.7%Decision denial rate+26.56 pts vs state
28.6%Origination rate-33.62 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.65Rate spread (pts)+0.29 pts vs state
$119kMedian applicant income
209Loans originated
191Denied

Trend in Indiana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023188846.9%6.25%#182
20242378017.7%6.63%#173
202573020926.2%7.25%#85

What Better Mortgage lends in Indiana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 211 29% · 14.7% denied
Refinance 60 8% · 21.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 109 15% · 23.9% denied
Home improvement 57 8% · 22.8% denied
Other / HELOC 293 40% · 36.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 614 84% · 26.6% denied
FHA 112 15% · 25.0% denied
VA 4 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Indiana applicants

Credit history 53 28%
Incomplete application 52 27%
Debt-to-income ratio 32 17%
Other 18 9%
Collateral 18 9%
Unverifiable information 13 7%
Insufficient cash 3 2%
Employment history 2 1%

Where in Indiana

Counties with the most Better Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Marion County 1022632 31.4%
Hamilton County 872519 21.8%
Lake County 581715 25.9%
Allen County 37105 13.5%
Porter County 36157 19.4%
St. Joseph County 34148 23.5%
Hendricks County 31710 32.3%
Boone County 2575 20.0%
Tippecanoe County 2144 19.0%
Elkhart County 2037 35.0%

Other large lenders in Indiana

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 13,50318.6%6.75%
Ruoff Mortgage CompanyA 8,8604.0%6.75%
Fifth Third BankD 8,69327.6%7.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 8,65912.2%6.38%
Freedom MortgageB 5,4548.9%6.25%
NewrezD 5,42118.2%6.63%
First Merchants BankC 5,11419.9%6.76%
Fairway Independent MortgageB 4,8137.4%6.75%
Mortgage Research CenterC 4,79119.0%6.25%
PNC BankD 4,72425.1%7.55%

Frequently asked questions

Indiana: 730 applications in 2025, of which 209 were originated and 191 denied.

26.2% of all applications, or 46.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Indiana statewide average across all lenders was 16.6%.

The median rate on loans Better Mortgage originated in Indiana in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

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