Education First Credit Union · Ohio · 2025

Education First Credit Union in Ohio: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Education First Credit Union took 160 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #266 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.0% of them and denied 3.8% (4.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

160Applicationsin OH
4.6%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.88%
$75,000Median loanstate $155,000
$11MVolume14 counties

Education First Credit Union in Ohio vs the state

3.8%Denial rate-13.94 pts vs state
4.6%Decision denial rate-17.31 pts vs state
75.0%Origination rate+15.10 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
1.01Rate spread (pts)+0.62 pts vs state
$104kMedian applicant income
120Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231421019.2%8.30%#258
20241581154.4%8.50%#248
20251601203.8%7.50%#266

What Education First Credit Union lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 13 8% · 23.1% denied
Refinance 24 15% · 4.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 4% · 14.3% denied
Home improvement 47 29% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 69 43% · 1.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 157 98% · 2.6% denied
FHA 3 2% · 66.7% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Collateral 2 33%
Credit history 2 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 17%
Unverifiable information 1 17%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most Education First Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Franklin County 128934 3.1%
Fairfield County 871 12.5%
Delaware County 640 0.0%
Madison County 431 25.0%
Union County 330 0.0%
Licking County 330 0.0%
Wyandot County 110 0.0%
Knox County 110 0.0%
Summit County 110 0.0%
Richland County 100 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: 160 applications in 2025, of which 120 were originated and 6 denied.

3.8% of all applications, or 4.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Education First Credit Union originated in Ohio in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are Education First Credit Union'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