Kind Lending · Ohio · 2025

Kind Lending in Ohio: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Kind Lending took 367 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #172 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 52.9% of them and denied 31.3% (36.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

367Applicationsin OH
36.5%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.88%
$205,000Median loanstate $155,000
$47MVolume58 counties

Kind Lending in Ohio vs the state

31.3%Denial rate+13.65 pts vs state
36.5%Decision denial rate+14.62 pts vs state
52.9%Origination rate-7.04 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.61Rate spread (pts)+0.22 pts vs state
$86kMedian applicant income
194Loans originated
115Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023693331.9%6.99%#348
20241366422.8%6.88%#268
202536719431.3%6.88%#172

What Kind Lending lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 222 60% · 25.7% denied
Refinance 33 9% · 39.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 83 23% · 38.6% denied
Home improvement 26 7% · 42.3% denied
Other / HELOC 3 1% · 66.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 203 55% · 33.0% denied
FHA 122 33% · 32.0% denied
VA 29 8% · 20.7% denied
USDA / RHS 13 4% · 23.1% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Unverifiable information 34 30%
Insufficient cash 22 19%
Other 22 19%
Collateral 18 16%
Credit history 12 10%
Employment history 5 4%
Incomplete application 2 2%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most Kind Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lucas County 431615 34.9%
Franklin County 422214 33.3%
Hamilton County 32219 28.1%
Cuyahoga County 271111 40.7%
Butler County 18107 38.9%
Summit County 17114 23.5%
Clermont County 16105 31.3%
Stark County 1384 30.8%
Licking County 1183 27.3%
Fairfield County 925 55.6%

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: 367 applications in 2025, of which 194 were originated and 115 denied.

31.3% of all applications, or 36.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Kind Lending originated in Ohio in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are Kind Lending'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