Fifth Third Bank · Ohio · 2025

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

Fifth Third Bank took 21,939 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #3 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 56.5% of them and denied 25.6% (30.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

22kApplicationsin OH
30.4%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.88%
$105,000Median loanstate $155,000
$2.0BVolume86 counties

Fifth Third Bank in Ohio vs the state

25.6%Denial rate+7.94 pts vs state
30.4%Decision denial rate+8.54 pts vs state
56.5%Origination rate-3.43 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
0.56Rate spread (pts)+0.17 pts vs state
$87kMedian applicant income
12,389Loans originated
5,622Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202314,9158,92623.5%8.00%#3
202416,6499,65025.4%8.50%#3
202521,93912,38925.6%7.50%#3

What Fifth Third Bank lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4,049 18% · 11.2% denied
Refinance 5,965 27% · 19.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,232 6% · 22.6% denied
Home improvement 6,176 28% · 33.8% denied
Other / HELOC 4,517 21% · 36.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 21,140 96% · 25.9% denied
FHA 648 3% · 20.8% denied
VA 136 1% · 11.8% denied
USDA / RHS 15 0% · 6.7% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Credit history 2,541 45%
Debt-to-income ratio 1,200 21%
Collateral 643 11%
Other 604 11%
Incomplete application 382 7%
Unverifiable information 185 3%
Employment history 59 1%
Insufficient cash 8 0%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most Fifth Third Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hamilton County 2,8881,606747 25.9%
Franklin County 2,4901,339661 26.5%
Cuyahoga County 2,0301,097548 27.0%
Montgomery County 1,485821377 25.4%
Butler County 1,352767355 26.3%
Lucas County 1,251708337 26.9%
Warren County 977571199 20.4%
Summit County 814508181 22.2%
Lorain County 790460205 25.9%
Clermont County 789480185 23.4%

Other large lenders in Ohio

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
The Huntington National BankD 42,68325.8%7.59%
Rocket MortgageC 23,16518.5%6.63%
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%
Union Home MortgageB 7,1144.6%6.75%

Frequently asked questions

Ohio: 21,939 applications in 2025, of which 12,389 were originated and 5,622 denied.

25.6% of all applications, or 30.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Fifth Third Bank originated in Ohio in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are Fifth Third 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