Guaranteed Rate Affinity · Ohio · 2025

Guaranteed Rate Affinity in Ohio: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Guaranteed Rate Affinity took 1,074 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #84 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.0% of them and denied 5.9% (8.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

1.1kApplicationsin OH
8.4%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.88%
$265,000Median loanstate $155,000
$201MVolume51 counties

Guaranteed Rate Affinity in Ohio vs the state

5.9%Denial rate-11.82 pts vs state
8.4%Decision denial rate-13.47 pts vs state
63.0%Origination rate+3.14 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.26Rate spread (pts)-0.13 pts vs state
$114kMedian applicant income
677Loans originated
63Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20239406243.4%6.63%#81
20241,0676775.2%6.85%#78
20251,0746775.9%6.63%#84

What Guaranteed Rate Affinity lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 923 86% · 3.9% denied
Refinance 60 6% · 10.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 69 6% · 13.0% denied
Home improvement 8 1% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 14 1% · 57.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 828 77% · 6.0% denied
FHA 162 15% · 6.2% denied
VA 78 7% · 2.6% denied
USDA / RHS 6 1% · 16.7% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 18 29%
Credit history 15 24%
Other 10 16%
Employment history 6 10%
Incomplete application 5 8%
Insufficient cash 4 6%
Collateral 4 6%
Unverifiable information 1 2%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most Guaranteed Rate Affinity applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hamilton County 32920921 6.4%
Franklin County 1821169 4.9%
Clermont County 110706 5.5%
Butler County 108743 2.8%
Warren County 67432 3.0%
Delaware County 38220 0.0%
Union County 30212 6.7%
Licking County 27172 7.4%
Montgomery County 2082 10.0%
Pickaway County 15110 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: 1,074 applications in 2025, of which 677 were originated and 63 denied.

5.9% of all applications, or 8.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Guaranteed Rate Affinity originated in Ohio in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are Guaranteed Rate Affinity'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