Hometown Equity Mortgage · Indiana · 2025

Hometown Equity Mortgage in Indiana: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Hometown Equity Mortgage took 126 mortgage applications in Indiana in 2025, ranking #247 of 1,025 lenders active in the state. It originated 52.4% of them and denied 44.4% (45.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.6%.

126Applicationsin IN
45.5%Decision denial ratestate 20.1%
7.38%Median ratestate 6.75%
$145,000Median loanstate $155,000
$14MVolume27 counties

Hometown Equity Mortgage in Indiana vs the state

44.4%Denial rate+27.87 pts vs state
45.5%Decision denial rate+25.39 pts vs state
52.4%Origination rate-9.87 pts vs state
7.38%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
1.08Rate spread (pts)+0.72 pts vs state
$193kMedian applicant income
66Loans originated
56Denied

Trend in Indiana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202330753.3%9.50%#380
2024491761.2%7.88%#342
20251266644.4%7.38%#247

What Hometown Equity Mortgage lends in Indiana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 60 48% · 41.7% denied
Refinance 13 10% · 46.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 53 42% · 47.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 125 99% · 44.8% denied
FHA 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Indiana applicants

Incomplete application 37 66%
Collateral 11 20%
Credit history 5 9%
Unverifiable information 3 5%

Where in Indiana

Counties with the most Hometown Equity Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Marion County 25169 36.0%
Delaware County 12111 91.7%
Lake County 11101 9.1%
Johnson County 961 11.1%
St. Joseph County 972 22.2%
Madison County 733 42.9%
Vanderburgh County 624 66.7%
Howard County 505 100.0%
Allen County 531 20.0%
Hendricks County 431 25.0%

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: 126 applications in 2025, of which 66 were originated and 56 denied.

44.4% of all applications, or 45.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Indiana statewide average across all lenders was 16.6%.

The median rate on loans Hometown Equity Mortgage originated in Indiana in 2025 was 7.38%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Hometown Equity 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