First State Bank · Ohio · 2025

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

First State Bank took 494 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #138 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.3% of them and denied 18.2% (20.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

494Applicationsin OH
20.1%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.88%
$105,000Median loanstate $155,000
$51MVolume20 counties

First State Bank in Ohio vs the state

18.2%Denial rate+0.53 pts vs state
20.1%Decision denial rate-1.76 pts vs state
71.3%Origination rate+11.36 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
0.28Rate spread (pts)-0.11 pts vs state
$85kMedian applicant income
352Loans originated
90Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202344633412.3%7.75%#122
202452839713.3%7.75%#117
202549435218.2%7.50%#138

What First State Bank lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 162 33% · 11.1% denied
Refinance 29 6% · 6.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 131 27% · 24.4% denied
Home improvement 87 18% · 23.0% denied
Other / HELOC 85 17% · 21.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 494 100% · 18.2% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 40 44%
Credit history 27 30%
Other 15 17%
Collateral 5 6%
Insufficient cash 2 2%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most First State Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Adams County 15212218 11.8%
Brown County 1329127 20.5%
Highland County 1066925 23.6%
Fayette County 23173 13.0%
Clermont County 19142 10.5%
Scioto County 19127 36.8%
Clinton County 15113 20.0%
Hamilton County 1071 10.0%
Pickaway County 330 0.0%
Greene County 211 50.0%

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: 494 applications in 2025, of which 352 were originated and 90 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 State Bank originated in Ohio in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are First State 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