Gateway First Bank · Ohio · 2025

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

Gateway First Bank took 202 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #235 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.3% of them and denied 5.9% (7.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

202Applicationsin OH
7.6%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.88%
$185,000Median loanstate $155,000
$31MVolume33 counties

Gateway First Bank in Ohio vs the state

5.9%Denial rate-11.75 pts vs state
7.6%Decision denial rate-14.34 pts vs state
71.3%Origination rate+11.39 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.38Rate spread (pts)-0.01 pts vs state
$82kMedian applicant income
144Loans originated
12Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232401676.7%6.88%#193
20241721232.9%6.75%#237
20252021445.9%6.75%#235

What Gateway First Bank lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 160 79% · 3.8% denied
Refinance 23 11% · 8.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 15 7% · 20.0% denied
Home improvement 3 1% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 114 56% · 4.4% denied
FHA 65 32% · 9.2% denied
VA 18 9% · 5.6% denied
USDA / RHS 5 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Credit history 7 58%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 25%
Other 2 17%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most Gateway First Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Montgomery County 44344 9.1%
Warren County 37291 2.7%
Greene County 21161 4.8%
Hamilton County 1591 6.7%
Clinton County 870 0.0%
Miami County 830 0.0%
Franklin County 740 0.0%
Clark County 741 14.3%
Muskingum County 522 40.0%
Highland County 530 0.0%

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: 202 applications in 2025, of which 144 were originated and 12 denied.

5.9% of all applications, or 7.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Gateway First Bank originated in Ohio in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are Gateway First 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