First Bank of Berne · Ohio · 2025

First Bank of Berne in Ohio: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Bank of Berne took 53 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #402 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 86.8% of them and denied 11.3% (11.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

53Applicationsin OH
11.5%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
Median ratestate 6.88%
$65,000Median loanstate $155,000
$5.3MVolume8 counties

First Bank of Berne in Ohio vs the state

11.3%Denial rate-6.37 pts vs state
11.5%Decision denial rate-10.35 pts vs state
86.8%Origination rate+26.89 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$72kMedian applicant income
46Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023292213.8%#473
2024553723.6%#381
2025534611.3%#402

What First Bank of Berne lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 19 36% · 15.8% denied
Refinance 11 21% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 4% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 17 32% · 11.8% denied
Other / HELOC 4 8% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 53 100% · 11.3% denied

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most First Bank of Berne applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Van Wert County 26224 15.4%
Mercer County 14131 7.1%
Paulding County 761 14.3%
Darke County 220 0.0%
Butler County 110 0.0%
Allen County 100 0.0%
Holmes County 110 0.0%
Putnam County 110 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: 53 applications in 2025, of which 46 were originated and 6 denied.

11.3% of all applications, or 11.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are First Bank of Berne'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