Discover Bank · Ohio · 2025

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

Discover Bank took 2,544 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #40 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 15.6% of them and denied 54.3% (77.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

2.5kApplicationsin OH
77.3%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
8.94%Median ratestate 6.88%
$55,000Median loanstate $155,000
$31MVolume86 counties

Discover Bank in Ohio vs the state

54.3%Denial rate+36.59 pts vs state
77.3%Decision denial rate+55.39 pts vs state
15.6%Origination rate-44.29 pts vs state
8.94%Median rate+2.06 pts vs state
2.38Rate spread (pts)+1.99 pts vs state
$95kMedian applicant income
397Loans originated
1,381Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20238,1971,18745.8%9.74%#8
20247,7831,28051.1%9.01%#10
20252,54439754.3%8.94%#40

What Discover Bank lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 124 5% · 53.2% denied
Refinance 447 18% · 49.9% denied
Home improvement 764 30% · 49.4% denied
Other / HELOC 1,209 48% · 59.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,544 100% · 54.3% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Credit history 695 50%
Incomplete application 188 14%
Debt-to-income ratio 184 13%
Collateral 180 13%
Other 123 9%
Unverifiable information 7 1%
Employment history 4 0%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most Discover Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Franklin County 26146138 52.9%
Cuyahoga County 25228144 57.1%
Hamilton County 1642098 59.8%
Summit County 1311972 55.0%
Stark County 982348 49.0%
Butler County 941944 46.8%
Montgomery County 901449 54.4%
Warren County 771636 46.8%
Lorain County 771337 48.1%
Lucas County 771140 51.9%

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: 2,544 applications in 2025, of which 397 were originated and 1,381 denied.

54.3% of all applications, or 77.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Discover Bank originated in Ohio in 2025 was 8.94%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are Discover Bank'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