Forum · Indiana · 2025

Forum in Indiana: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Forum took 2,147 mortgage applications in Indiana in 2025, ranking #38 of 1,025 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.3% of them and denied 13.3% (16.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.6%.

2.1kApplicationsin IN
16.6%Decision denial ratestate 20.1%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$105,000Median loanstate $155,000
$243MVolume57 counties

Forum in Indiana vs the state

13.3%Denial rate-3.30 pts vs state
16.6%Decision denial rate-3.56 pts vs state
66.3%Origination rate+4.03 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.24Rate spread (pts)-0.13 pts vs state
$111kMedian applicant income
1,423Loans originated
285Denied

Trend in Indiana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,0341,25916.4%8.00%#35
20241,8751,20513.4%8.00%#40
20252,1471,42313.3%7.25%#38

What Forum lends in Indiana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 614 29% · 4.6% denied
Refinance 108 5% · 11.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 184 9% · 9.8% denied
Home improvement 536 25% · 12.5% denied
Other / HELOC 705 33% · 22.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,091 97% · 13.0% denied
FHA 50 2% · 26.0% denied
VA 6 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Indiana applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 135 47%
Credit history 110 39%
Collateral 16 6%
Unverifiable information 14 5%
Insufficient cash 6 2%
Other 2 1%
Employment history 2 1%

Where in Indiana

Counties with the most Forum applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Marion County 765477125 16.3%
Hamilton County 48335438 7.9%
Johnson County 17811922 12.4%
Hendricks County 1519730 19.9%
Hancock County 14610319 13.0%
Madison County 68508 11.8%
Boone County 57397 12.3%
Morgan County 57336 10.5%
Delaware County 29202 6.9%
Henry County 20121 5.0%

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: 2,147 applications in 2025, of which 1,423 were originated and 285 denied.

13.3% of all applications, or 16.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Indiana statewide average across all lenders was 16.6%.

The median rate on loans Forum originated in Indiana in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Forum'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