Direct Mortgage Loans · Ohio · 2025

Direct Mortgage Loans in Ohio: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Direct Mortgage Loans took 66 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #372 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 53.0% of them and denied 1.5% (2.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

66Applicationsin OH
2.2%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.88%
$205,000Median loanstate $155,000
$9.2MVolume17 counties

Direct Mortgage Loans in Ohio vs the state

1.5%Denial rate-16.17 pts vs state
2.2%Decision denial rate-19.72 pts vs state
53.0%Origination rate-6.87 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
1.10Rate spread (pts)+0.72 pts vs state
$100kMedian applicant income
35Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023840.0%7.06%#638
2024114810.9%6.75%#292
202566351.5%7.25%#372

What Direct Mortgage Loans lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 56 85% · 1.8% denied
Refinance 6 9% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 4 6% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 37 56% · 0.0% denied
FHA 25 38% · 4.0% denied
VA 3 5% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Other 1 100%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most Direct Mortgage Loans applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Montgomery County 27160 0.0%
Warren County 630 0.0%
Franklin County 420 0.0%
Miami County 430 0.0%
Clark County 420 0.0%
Cuyahoga County 421 25.0%
Butler County 320 0.0%
Licking County 210 0.0%
Clinton County 210 0.0%
Darke County 200 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: 66 applications in 2025, of which 35 were originated and 1 denied.

1.5% of all applications, or 2.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Direct Mortgage Loans originated in Ohio in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are Direct Mortgage Loans'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