Polaris Home Funding · Ohio · 2025

Polaris Home Funding in Ohio: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Polaris Home Funding took 1,021 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #87 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.9% of them and denied 6.9% (7.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

1.0kApplicationsin OH
7.6%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.88%
$185,000Median loanstate $155,000
$148MVolume78 counties

Polaris Home Funding in Ohio vs the state

6.9%Denial rate-10.83 pts vs state
7.6%Decision denial rate-14.31 pts vs state
72.9%Origination rate+12.97 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.64Rate spread (pts)+0.25 pts vs state
$69kMedian applicant income
744Loans originated
70Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20239736677.2%6.88%#76
20241,1408068.4%6.75%#75
20251,0217446.9%6.75%#87

What Polaris Home Funding lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 796 78% · 5.0% denied
Refinance 80 8% · 8.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 13 1% · 38.5% denied
Home improvement 2 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 130 13% · 13.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 379 37% · 4.0% denied
FHA 499 49% · 8.6% denied
VA 60 6% · 15.0% denied
USDA / RHS 83 8% · 3.6% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Collateral 23 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 22 31%
Credit history 11 16%
Employment history 5 7%
Insufficient cash 4 6%
Unverifiable information 3 4%
Other 2 3%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most Polaris Home Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Stark County 16612914 8.4%
Jefferson County 1331063 2.3%
Hamilton County 77522 2.6%
Tuscarawas County 63512 3.2%
Summit County 59474 6.8%
Montgomery County 42237 16.7%
Wayne County 28232 7.1%
Cuyahoga County 26173 11.5%
Butler County 22151 4.5%
Harrison County 21140 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: 1,021 applications in 2025, of which 744 were originated and 70 denied.

6.9% 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 Polaris Home Funding originated in Ohio in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are Polaris Home Funding'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