Nations Direct Mortgage · Ohio · 2025

Nations Direct Mortgage in Ohio: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Nations Direct Mortgage took 248 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #210 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.8% of them and denied 6.1% (7.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

248Applicationsin OH
7.6%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
6.62%Median ratestate 6.88%
$195,000Median loanstate $155,000
$41MVolume32 counties

Nations Direct Mortgage in Ohio vs the state

6.1%Denial rate-11.64 pts vs state
7.6%Decision denial rate-14.31 pts vs state
73.8%Origination rate+13.89 pts vs state
6.62%Median rate-0.26 pts vs state
0.31Rate spread (pts)-0.08 pts vs state
$80kMedian applicant income
183Loans originated
15Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231185718.6%7.25%#279
20242291619.6%6.75%#202
20252481836.1%6.62%#210

What Nations Direct Mortgage lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 175 71% · 4.0% denied
Refinance 15 6% · 20.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 58 23% · 8.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 148 60% · 4.7% denied
FHA 91 37% · 7.7% denied
VA 9 4% · 11.1% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 9 60%
Credit history 3 20%
Other 3 20%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most Nations Direct Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hamilton County 54394 7.4%
Cuyahoga County 43323 7.0%
Franklin County 42302 4.8%
Lorain County 20190 0.0%
Clermont County 13102 15.4%
Butler County 1062 20.0%
Medina County 870 0.0%
Lake County 760 0.0%
Delaware County 530 0.0%
Summit County 430 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: 248 applications in 2025, of which 183 were originated and 15 denied.

6.1% of all applications, or 7.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Nations Direct Mortgage originated in Ohio in 2025 was 6.62%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are Nations Direct Mortgage'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