First Equity Mortgage · Indiana · 2025

First Equity Mortgage in Indiana: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Equity Mortgage took 167 mortgage applications in Indiana in 2025, ranking #222 of 1,025 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.5% of them and denied 5.4% (8.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.6%.

167Applicationsin IN
8.2%Decision denial ratestate 20.1%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$555,000Median loanstate $155,000
$54MVolume9 counties

First Equity Mortgage in Indiana vs the state

5.4%Denial rate-11.18 pts vs state
8.2%Decision denial rate-11.96 pts vs state
60.5%Origination rate-1.77 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.12Rate spread (pts)-0.25 pts vs state
$188kMedian applicant income
101Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in Indiana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023148763.4%6.25%#211
20242241308.5%6.50%#183
20251671015.4%6.50%#222

What First Equity Mortgage lends in Indiana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 167 100% · 5.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 148 89% · 3.4% denied
FHA 9 5% · 44.4% denied
VA 10 6% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Indiana applicants

Credit history 5 56%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 44%

Where in Indiana

Counties with the most First Equity Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hamilton County 76571 1.3%
Hendricks County 37205 13.5%
Hancock County 36151 2.8%
Marion County 1142 18.2%
Morgan County 220 0.0%
Boone County 220 0.0%
Howard County 110 0.0%
Dearborn County 100 0.0%
St. Joseph County 100 0.0%

Other large lenders in Indiana

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 13,50318.6%6.75%
Ruoff Mortgage CompanyA 8,8604.0%6.75%
Fifth Third BankD 8,69327.6%7.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 8,65912.2%6.38%
Freedom MortgageB 5,4548.9%6.25%
NewrezD 5,42118.2%6.63%
First Merchants BankC 5,11419.9%6.76%
Fairway Independent MortgageB 4,8137.4%6.75%
Mortgage Research CenterC 4,79119.0%6.25%
PNC BankD 4,72425.1%7.55%

Frequently asked questions

Indiana: 167 applications in 2025, of which 101 were originated and 9 denied.

5.4% of all applications, or 8.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Indiana statewide average across all lenders was 16.6%.

The median rate on loans First Equity Mortgage originated in Indiana in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are First Equity Mortgage's own HMDA filing for properties located in Indiana, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology