Empeople Credit Union · Ohio · 2025

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

Empeople Credit Union took 36 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #448 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 58.3% of them and denied 25.0% (30.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

36Applicationsin OH
30.0%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.88%
$105,000Median loanstate $155,000
$2.7MVolume19 counties

Empeople Credit Union in Ohio vs the state

25.0%Denial rate+7.31 pts vs state
30.0%Decision denial rate+8.11 pts vs state
58.3%Origination rate-1.57 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.42Rate spread (pts)-0.81 pts vs state
$126kMedian applicant income
21Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023291327.6%7.24%#477
2024251912.0%6.74%#486
2025362125.0%6.49%#448

What Empeople Credit Union lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 12 33% · 16.7% denied
Refinance 9 25% · 22.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 3% · 100.0% denied
Home improvement 5 14% · 20.0% denied
Other / HELOC 9 25% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 36 100% · 25.0% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Credit history 4 44%
Other 2 22%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 11%
Insufficient cash 1 11%
Incomplete application 1 11%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most Empeople Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Van Wert County 412 50.0%
Lorain County 311 33.3%
Lake County 330 0.0%
Franklin County 330 0.0%
Richland County 211 50.0%
Logan County 211 50.0%
Warren County 210 0.0%
Miami County 201 50.0%
Delaware County 220 0.0%
Medina County 220 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: 36 applications in 2025, of which 21 were originated and 9 denied.

25.0% of all applications, or 30.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Empeople Credit Union originated in Ohio in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are Empeople 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