First Financial Bank · Ohio · 2025

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

First Financial Bank took 4,284 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #25 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.5% of them and denied 22.3% (24.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

4.3kApplicationsin OH
24.8%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.88%
$135,000Median loanstate $155,000
$777MVolume64 counties

First Financial Bank in Ohio vs the state

22.3%Denial rate+4.58 pts vs state
24.8%Decision denial rate+2.93 pts vs state
66.5%Origination rate+6.63 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
0.29Rate spread (pts)-0.10 pts vs state
$98kMedian applicant income
2,850Loans originated
954Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,7222,35628.2%6.99%#20
20244,1402,64627.7%6.99%#21
20254,2842,85022.3%6.25%#25

What First Financial Bank lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,716 40% · 11.3% denied
Refinance 272 6% · 23.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 719 17% · 22.5% denied
Home improvement 674 16% · 30.1% denied
Other / HELOC 903 21% · 36.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,175 97% · 22.0% denied
FHA 95 2% · 32.6% denied
VA 12 0% · 16.7% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 334 35%
Incomplete application 225 24%
Credit history 224 23%
Collateral 127 13%
Other 25 3%
Insufficient cash 8 1%
Employment history 6 1%
Unverifiable information 5 1%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most First Financial Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Franklin County 1,028711183 17.8%
Hamilton County 855532231 27.0%
Butler County 685437185 27.0%
Montgomery County 23715864 27.0%
Delaware County 21615823 10.6%
Warren County 19814733 16.7%
Mercer County 1006527 27.0%
Clermont County 885524 27.3%
Summit County 69556 8.7%
Miami County 644413 20.3%

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: 4,284 applications in 2025, of which 2,850 were originated and 954 denied.

22.3% of all applications, or 24.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans First Financial Bank originated in Ohio in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are First Financial 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