Citizens Equity First · Ohio · 2025

Citizens Equity First in Ohio: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Citizens Equity First took 15 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #569 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.0% of them and denied 20.0% (25.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

15Applicationsin OH
25.0%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.88%
$105,000Median loanstate $155,000
$1.8MVolume11 counties

Citizens Equity First in Ohio vs the state

20.0%Denial rate+2.31 pts vs state
25.0%Decision denial rate+3.11 pts vs state
60.0%Origination rate+0.10 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.21Rate spread (pts)-0.59 pts vs state
$133kMedian applicant income
9Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20239811.1%7.38%#613
202410510.0%6.88%#602
202515920.0%6.50%#569

What Citizens Equity First lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 6 40% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 2 13% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 7% · 100.0% denied
Home improvement 3 20% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 3 20% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 15 100% · 20.0% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Credit history 3 100%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most Citizens Equity First applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Medina County 421 25.0%
Henry County 220 0.0%
Lucas County 110 0.0%
Lake County 101 100.0%
Clinton County 100 0.0%
Geauga County 110 0.0%
Lorain County 110 0.0%
Delaware County 100 0.0%
Clermont County 101 100.0%
Brown County 110 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: 15 applications in 2025, of which 9 were originated and 3 denied.

20.0% of all applications, or 25.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Citizens Equity First originated in Ohio in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are Citizens Equity First'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