Clearedge Lending · Ohio · 2025

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

Clearedge Lending took 57 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #389 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.9% of them and denied 22.8% (25.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

57Applicationsin OH
25.5%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
7.75%Median ratestate 6.88%
$185,000Median loanstate $155,000
$8.8MVolume18 counties

Clearedge Lending in Ohio vs the state

22.8%Denial rate+5.12 pts vs state
25.5%Decision denial rate+3.60 pts vs state
64.9%Origination rate+5.01 pts vs state
7.75%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
1.36Rate spread (pts)+0.97 pts vs state
$284kMedian applicant income
37Loans originated
13Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202319736.8%9.00%#533
2024774028.6%7.81%#344
2025573722.8%7.75%#389

What Clearedge Lending lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 29 51% · 17.2% denied
Refinance 6 11% · 33.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 19 33% · 26.3% denied
Other / HELOC 3 5% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 57 100% · 22.8% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Incomplete application 5 38%
Collateral 4 31%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 15%
Employment history 1 8%
Other 1 8%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most Clearedge Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Franklin County 20143 15.0%
Cuyahoga County 1091 10.0%
Montgomery County 631 16.7%
Hamilton County 320 0.0%
Fairfield County 330 0.0%
Licking County 211 50.0%
Richland County 202 100.0%
Medina County 110 0.0%
Butler County 110 0.0%
Stark 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: 57 applications in 2025, of which 37 were originated and 13 denied.

22.8% of all applications, or 25.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Clearedge Lending originated in Ohio in 2025 was 7.75%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are Clearedge Lending'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