First Commonwealth Bank · Ohio · 2025

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

First Commonwealth Bank took 2,066 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #47 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.1% of them and denied 18.2% (20.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

2.1kApplicationsin OH
20.1%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.88%
$135,000Median loanstate $155,000
$350MVolume61 counties

First Commonwealth Bank in Ohio vs the state

18.2%Denial rate+0.51 pts vs state
20.1%Decision denial rate-1.76 pts vs state
67.1%Origination rate+7.19 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.75 pts vs state
-0.07Rate spread (pts)-0.46 pts vs state
$108kMedian applicant income
1,386Loans originated
376Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,2391,39621.8%5.99%#37
20241,51998321.1%6.25%#56
20252,0661,38618.2%6.13%#47

What First Commonwealth Bank lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 720 35% · 4.0% denied
Refinance 543 26% · 19.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 36 2% · 22.2% denied
Home improvement 462 22% · 24.9% denied
Other / HELOC 305 15% · 38.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,976 96% · 18.5% denied
FHA 70 3% · 12.9% denied
VA 17 1% · 5.9% denied
USDA / RHS 3 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Credit history 160 43%
Debt-to-income ratio 134 36%
Collateral 34 9%
Other 34 9%
Incomplete application 11 3%
Insufficient cash 2 1%
Unverifiable information 1 0%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most First Commonwealth Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Stark County 580378111 19.1%
Delaware County 25715957 22.2%
Franklin County 19513434 17.4%
Summit County 16411422 13.4%
Hamilton County 1268521 16.7%
Cuyahoga County 835512 14.5%
Mahoning County 78599 11.5%
Clermont County 583911 19.0%
Columbiana County 493310 20.4%
Portage County 48424 8.3%

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: 2,066 applications in 2025, of which 1,386 were originated and 376 denied.

18.2% of all applications, or 20.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans First Commonwealth Bank originated in Ohio in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are First Commonwealth 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