Mortgage lender · Powell, OH · LEI 549300YT2WUQF1W74119

Buckeye State Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Buckeye State Bank earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 0.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 94th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.39 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 36th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

112Applications2025
98.2%Originatedof applications
0.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$46MLoan volume6 states

Buckeye State Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

0.9%Denial rate (all applications)-17.09 pts vs national
0.9%Denial rate (decided applications)-21.70 pts vs national
98.2%Origination rate+40.18 pts vs national
0.0%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.75%Median interest rate+0.13 pts vs national
0.39Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.14 pts vs national
$285,000Median loan amount
$6,131Median total loan costs
$107kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

94th0.9% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

36th0.39 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

95th0.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

41st2.15% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
2023221613.6%15.8%6.50%$5.7M
202471658.5%8.5%6.99%$49M
20251121100.9%0.9%6.75%$46M

What Buckeye State Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 90 80% · 1.1% denied
Refinance 14 13% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 6% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 94 84% · 0.0% denied
FHA 13 12% · 7.7% denied
VA 5 4% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 21 investment properties.

Why Buckeye State Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 1 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 1 100%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Buckeye State Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k36352.8%
$100k – $150k25250.0%
$150k – $250k21210.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3424234.2%
35–4427270.0%

Where Buckeye State Bank lends

6 states and 24 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Ohio1061040.9%6.75%#321

Frequently asked questions

Buckeye State Bank denied 0.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 94th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Buckeye State Bank gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 100.0% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Buckeye State Bank originated in 2025 was 6.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.39 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 80% of its applications were for home purchases, 19% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 1% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 84% conventional, 12% FHA, 4% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Buckeye State Bank. Data sources · Methodology