Cardinal Credit Union · Ohio · 2025

Cardinal Credit Union in Ohio: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Cardinal Credit Union took 368 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #170 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 34.5% of them and denied 14.4% (29.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

368Applicationsin OH
29.1%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
7.43%Median ratestate 6.88%
$85,000Median loanstate $155,000
$17MVolume10 counties

Cardinal Credit Union in Ohio vs the state

14.4%Denial rate-3.29 pts vs state
29.1%Decision denial rate+7.23 pts vs state
34.5%Origination rate-25.39 pts vs state
7.43%Median rate+0.55 pts vs state
1.03Rate spread (pts)+0.64 pts vs state
$83kMedian applicant income
127Loans originated
53Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023773622.1%6.98%#333
2024893822.5%6.94%#320
202536812714.4%7.43%#170

What Cardinal Credit Union lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 119 32% · 13.5% denied
Refinance 13 4% · 23.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 50 14% · 12.0% denied
Home improvement 99 27% · 15.2% denied
Other / HELOC 87 24% · 14.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 368 100% · 14.4% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 27 51%
Credit history 20 38%
Other 3 6%
Collateral 2 4%
Employment history 1 2%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most Cardinal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lake County 2277933 14.5%
Cuyahoga County 601810 16.7%
Ashtabula County 32153 9.4%
Mahoning County 2272 9.1%
Geauga County 1553 20.0%
Summit County 511 20.0%
Lorain County 210 0.0%
Columbiana County 210 0.0%
Portage County 200 0.0%
Trumbull County 101 100.0%

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: 368 applications in 2025, of which 127 were originated and 53 denied.

14.4% of all applications, or 29.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Cardinal Credit Union originated in Ohio in 2025 was 7.43%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are Cardinal Credit Union'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