Rocket Mortgage · Ohio · 2025

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

Rocket Mortgage took 23,165 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #2 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.9% of them and denied 18.5% (20.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

23kApplicationsin OH
20.0%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.88%
$155,000Median loanstate $155,000
$3.2BVolume88 counties

Rocket Mortgage in Ohio vs the state

18.5%Denial rate+0.82 pts vs state
20.0%Decision denial rate-1.93 pts vs state
71.9%Origination rate+12.00 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.64Rate spread (pts)+0.25 pts vs state
$84kMedian applicant income
16,656Loans originated
4,287Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202315,72011,17819.2%6.63%#2
202419,29314,22517.3%6.63%#2
202523,16516,65618.5%6.63%#2

What Rocket Mortgage lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 6,523 28% · 11.3% denied
Refinance 3,833 17% · 17.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 11,549 50% · 22.0% denied
Home improvement 456 2% · 34.9% denied
Other / HELOC 804 3% · 24.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 15,727 68% · 15.1% denied
FHA 5,696 25% · 28.7% denied
VA 1,742 8% · 16.1% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Collateral 2,001 47%
Incomplete application 859 20%
Debt-to-income ratio 705 16%
Credit history 306 7%
Insufficient cash 152 4%
Other 150 3%
Unverifiable information 81 2%
Employment history 33 1%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most Rocket Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cuyahoga County 2,4861,800462 18.6%
Franklin County 1,9761,415364 18.4%
Summit County 1,232923188 15.3%
Hamilton County 1,169829195 16.7%
Montgomery County 972707170 17.5%
Stark County 932683171 18.3%
Lorain County 914696130 14.2%
Lucas County 786565154 19.6%
Butler County 746543138 18.5%
Lake County 656480105 16.0%

Other large lenders in Ohio

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
The Huntington National BankD 42,68325.8%7.59%
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%
Union Home MortgageB 7,1144.6%6.75%

Frequently asked questions

Ohio: 23,165 applications in 2025, of which 16,656 were originated and 4,287 denied.

18.5% of all applications, or 20.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Rocket Mortgage originated in Ohio in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are Rocket 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