Northwest Bank · Indiana · 2025

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

Northwest Bank took 687 mortgage applications in Indiana in 2025, ranking #90 of 1,025 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.9% of them and denied 19.4% (21.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.6%.

687Applicationsin IN
21.6%Decision denial ratestate 20.1%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.75%
$75,000Median loanstate $155,000
$54MVolume39 counties

Northwest Bank in Indiana vs the state

19.4%Denial rate+2.79 pts vs state
21.6%Decision denial rate+1.42 pts vs state
69.9%Origination rate+7.62 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
-0.13Rate spread (pts)-0.49 pts vs state
$69kMedian applicant income
480Loans originated
133Denied

Trend in Indiana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202385656919.0%6.88%#74
202462040818.9%7.25%#92
202568748019.4%6.13%#90

What Northwest Bank lends in Indiana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 121 18% · 10.7% denied
Refinance 22 3% · 18.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 170 25% · 15.3% denied
Home improvement 203 30% · 25.6% denied
Other / HELOC 171 25% · 22.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 675 98% · 19.6% denied
FHA 9 1% · 11.1% denied
VA 2 0% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Indiana applicants

Credit history 67 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 30 23%
Collateral 27 20%
Unverifiable information 3 2%
Employment history 2 2%
Incomplete application 2 2%
Other 1 1%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in Indiana

Counties with the most Northwest Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Delaware County 16912426 15.4%
St. Joseph County 1096829 26.6%
Kosciusko County 91739 9.9%
Grant County 744522 29.7%
Greene County 493211 22.4%
Elkhart County 39326 15.4%
Randolph County 32226 18.8%
Hamilton County 16123 18.8%
Monroe County 13121 7.7%
Madison County 953 33.3%

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: 687 applications in 2025, of which 480 were originated and 133 denied.

19.4% of all applications, or 21.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Indiana statewide average across all lenders was 16.6%.

The median rate on loans Northwest Bank originated in Indiana in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Northwest Bank'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