Century · Ohio · 2025

Century in Ohio: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Century took 533 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #129 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 56.1% of them and denied 19.7% (26.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

533Applicationsin OH
26.0%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.88%
$125,000Median loanstate $155,000
$48MVolume21 counties

Century in Ohio vs the state

19.7%Denial rate+2.01 pts vs state
26.0%Decision denial rate+4.10 pts vs state
56.1%Origination rate-3.80 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
-0.30Rate spread (pts)-0.69 pts vs state
$122kMedian applicant income
299Loans originated
105Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202332622516.6%7.75%#146
202441226116.0%7.50%#139
202553329919.7%7.00%#129

What Century lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 110 21% · 14.6% denied
Refinance 97 18% · 15.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 33 6% · 27.3% denied
Home improvement 157 29% · 21.0% denied
Other / HELOC 136 26% · 23.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 533 100% · 19.7% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 47 45%
Credit history 23 22%
Unverifiable information 20 19%
Other 10 10%
Collateral 4 4%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most Century applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cuyahoga County 27215870 25.7%
Lorain County 74608 10.8%
Medina County 27231 3.7%
Summit County 23164 17.4%
Lake County 18142 11.1%
Portage County 852 25.0%
Stark County 641 16.7%
Geauga County 440 0.0%
Warren County 320 0.0%
Ottawa County 330 0.0%

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: 533 applications in 2025, of which 299 were originated and 105 denied.

19.7% of all applications, or 26.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Century originated in Ohio in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are Century'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