Nations Lending · Ohio · 2025

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

Nations Lending took 792 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #102 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 83.1% of them and denied 4.8% (5.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

792Applicationsin OH
5.1%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.88%
$205,000Median loanstate $155,000
$151MVolume63 counties

Nations Lending in Ohio vs the state

4.8%Denial rate-12.89 pts vs state
5.1%Decision denial rate-16.78 pts vs state
83.1%Origination rate+23.18 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.47Rate spread (pts)+0.08 pts vs state
$81kMedian applicant income
658Loans originated
38Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20237726215.6%6.88%#89
20246885714.8%6.75%#107
20257926584.8%6.75%#102

What Nations Lending lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 535 68% · 2.4% denied
Refinance 114 14% · 7.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 143 18% · 11.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 432 55% · 2.6% denied
FHA 267 34% · 9.0% denied
VA 90 11% · 2.2% denied
USDA / RHS 3 0% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Collateral 10 26%
Incomplete application 9 24%
Debt-to-income ratio 8 21%
Credit history 5 13%
Other 4 11%
Employment history 2 5%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most Nations Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cuyahoga County 1651309 5.5%
Summit County 1281120 0.0%
Stark County 1091010 0.0%
Tuscarawas County 53511 1.9%
Franklin County 42363 7.1%
Lorain County 35292 5.7%
Medina County 32301 3.1%
Portage County 19150 0.0%
Trumbull County 13111 7.7%
Licking County 1171 9.1%

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: 792 applications in 2025, of which 658 were originated and 38 denied.

4.8% of all applications, or 5.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Nations Lending originated in Ohio in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are Nations 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