First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lakewood · Ohio · 2025

First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lakewood in Ohio: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lakewood took 1,604 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #58 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.3% of them and denied 10.4% (12.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

1.6kApplicationsin OH
12.6%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.88%
$205,000Median loanstate $155,000
$320MVolume43 counties

First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lakewood in Ohio vs the state

10.4%Denial rate-7.28 pts vs state
12.6%Decision denial rate-9.25 pts vs state
71.3%Origination rate+11.36 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.11Rate spread (pts)-0.28 pts vs state
$136kMedian applicant income
1,143Loans originated
167Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,8321,3887.2%6.78%#45
20241,7011,2619.7%6.98%#50
20251,6041,14310.4%6.75%#58

What First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lakewood lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 887 55% · 3.2% denied
Refinance 104 6% · 7.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 179 11% · 6.2% denied
Home improvement 174 11% · 19.0% denied
Other / HELOC 260 16% · 33.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,552 97% · 10.2% denied
FHA 38 2% · 23.7% denied
VA 12 1% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 57 34%
Credit history 43 26%
Incomplete application 21 13%
Collateral 21 13%
Other 19 11%
Unverifiable information 4 2%
Insufficient cash 2 1%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lakewood applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cuyahoga County 76454271 9.3%
Lorain County 15710324 15.3%
Summit County 1168113 11.2%
Lake County 109739 8.3%
Medina County 98777 7.1%
Franklin County 69575 7.2%
Geauga County 51324 7.8%
Delaware County 33246 18.2%
Lucas County 30225 16.7%
Portage County 28193 10.7%

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: 1,604 applications in 2025, of which 1,143 were originated and 167 denied.

10.4% of all applications, or 12.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lakewood originated in Ohio in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lakewood'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