Mortgage Research Center · Indiana · 2025

Mortgage Research Center in Indiana: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Mortgage Research Center took 4,791 mortgage applications in Indiana in 2025, ranking #9 of 1,025 lenders active in the state. It originated 48.7% of them and denied 19.0% (27.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.6%.

4.8kApplicationsin IN
27.7%Decision denial ratestate 20.1%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$245,000Median loanstate $155,000
$615MVolume92 counties

Mortgage Research Center in Indiana vs the state

19.0%Denial rate+2.38 pts vs state
27.7%Decision denial rate+7.58 pts vs state
48.7%Origination rate-13.60 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.18Rate spread (pts)-0.54 pts vs state
$84kMedian applicant income
2,331Loans originated
908Denied

Trend in Indiana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,1891,69616.6%6.75%#16
20243,9432,18616.3%6.63%#14
20254,7912,33119.0%6.25%#9

What Mortgage Research Center lends in Indiana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2,767 58% · 8.0% denied
Refinance 946 20% · 25.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,078 23% · 41.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 420 9% · 28.6% denied
FHA 289 6% · 22.5% denied
VA 4,064 85% · 17.6% denied
USDA / RHS 18 0% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied Indiana applicants

Credit history 527 58%
Other 181 20%
Incomplete application 98 11%
Debt-to-income ratio 51 6%
Collateral 26 3%
Employment history 18 2%
Insufficient cash 7 1%

Where in Indiana

Counties with the most Mortgage Research Center applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Marion County 566255126 22.3%
Lake County 30013857 19.0%
Allen County 24011357 23.8%
St. Joseph County 1709831 18.2%
Johnson County 1597435 22.0%
Porter County 1407227 19.3%
Hendricks County 1397022 15.8%
Hamilton County 1366020 14.7%
Madison County 1327116 12.1%
Vanderburgh County 1277321 16.5%

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%
PNC BankD 4,72425.1%7.55%
The Huntington National BankD 4,58430.2%7.84%

Frequently asked questions

Indiana: 4,791 applications in 2025, of which 2,331 were originated and 908 denied.

19.0% of all applications, or 27.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Indiana statewide average across all lenders was 16.6%.

The median rate on loans Mortgage Research Center originated in Indiana in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Mortgage Research Center'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