First Option Mortgage · Indiana · 2025

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

First Option Mortgage took 230 mortgage applications in Indiana in 2025, ranking #184 of 1,025 lenders active in the state. It originated 80.4% of them and denied 1.7% (1.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.6%.

230Applicationsin IN
1.9%Decision denial ratestate 20.1%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.75%
$225,000Median loanstate $155,000
$43MVolume27 counties

First Option Mortgage in Indiana vs the state

1.7%Denial rate-14.83 pts vs state
1.9%Decision denial rate-18.22 pts vs state
80.4%Origination rate+18.18 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.63Rate spread (pts)+0.26 pts vs state
$88kMedian applicant income
185Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Indiana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232762170.4%6.88%#146
20242441962.1%6.75%#169
20252301851.7%6.88%#184

What First Option Mortgage lends in Indiana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 191 83% · 2.1% denied
Refinance 14 6% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 25 11% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 133 58% · 1.5% denied
FHA 82 36% · 2.4% denied
VA 11 5% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 4 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Indiana applicants

Collateral 2 50%
Employment history 1 25%
Credit history 1 25%

Where in Indiana

Counties with the most First Option Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Marion County 90732 2.2%
Johnson County 21170 0.0%
Hamilton County 18150 0.0%
Boone County 17100 0.0%
Hendricks County 10100 0.0%
Madison County 10100 0.0%
Tippecanoe County 970 0.0%
Hancock County 750 0.0%
Morgan County 760 0.0%
Shelby County 540 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: 230 applications in 2025, of which 185 were originated and 4 denied.

1.7% of all applications, or 1.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Indiana statewide average across all lenders was 16.6%.

The median rate on loans First Option Mortgage originated in Indiana in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are First Option 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