Lower · Indiana · 2025

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

Lower took 793 mortgage applications in Indiana in 2025, ranking #81 of 1,025 lenders active in the state. It originated 59.8% of them and denied 9.2% (13.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.6%.

793Applicationsin IN
13.3%Decision denial ratestate 20.1%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$225,000Median loanstate $155,000
$112MVolume76 counties

Lower in Indiana vs the state

9.2%Denial rate-7.36 pts vs state
13.3%Decision denial rate-6.87 pts vs state
59.8%Origination rate-2.48 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.46Rate spread (pts)+0.10 pts vs state
$85kMedian applicant income
474Loans originated
73Denied

Trend in Indiana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202318212310.4%6.75%#186
20245463539.0%6.75%#101
20257934749.2%6.63%#81

What Lower lends in Indiana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 465 59% · 4.5% denied
Refinance 100 13% · 13.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 228 29% · 17.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 375 47% · 4.3% denied
FHA 308 39% · 14.6% denied
VA 95 12% · 12.6% denied
USDA / RHS 15 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Indiana applicants

Credit history 29 40%
Debt-to-income ratio 23 32%
Collateral 10 14%
Incomplete application 5 7%
Employment history 3 4%
Other 2 3%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in Indiana

Counties with the most Lower applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Marion County 1327314 10.6%
Allen County 86696 7.0%
Hamilton County 44263 6.8%
Hendricks County 42292 4.8%
Lake County 42187 16.7%
Madison County 37234 10.8%
Clark County 33300 0.0%
Johnson County 27182 7.4%
Porter County 24122 8.3%
Boone County 19131 5.3%

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: 793 applications in 2025, of which 474 were originated and 73 denied.

9.2% of all applications, or 13.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Indiana statewide average across all lenders was 16.6%.

The median rate on loans Lower originated in Indiana in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Lower'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