SmartFi Home Loans · Ohio · 2025

SmartFi Home Loans in Ohio: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

SmartFi Home Loans took 17 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #553 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 52.9% of them and denied 41.2% (43.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

17Applicationsin OH
43.8%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
8.99%Median ratestate 6.88%
$155,000Median loanstate $155,000
$1.8MVolume9 counties

SmartFi Home Loans in Ohio vs the state

41.2%Denial rate+23.49 pts vs state
43.8%Decision denial rate+21.86 pts vs state
52.9%Origination rate-6.96 pts vs state
8.99%Median rate+2.12 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$21kMedian applicant income
9Loans originated
7Denied

What SmartFi Home Loans lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3 18% · 66.7% denied
Refinance 11 65% · 36.4% denied
Home improvement 1 6% · 100.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 12% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 9 53% · 11.1% denied
FHA 8 47% · 75.0% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Collateral 3 43%
Credit history 1 14%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 14%
Insufficient cash 1 14%
Unverifiable information 1 14%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most SmartFi Home Loans applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Franklin County 522 40.0%
Butler County 321 33.3%
Delaware County 211 50.0%
Hamilton County 220 0.0%
Cuyahoga County 110 0.0%
Belmont County 101 100.0%
Lorain County 101 100.0%
Van Wert County 110 0.0%
Fairfield County 101 100.0%

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: 17 applications in 2025, of which 9 were originated and 7 denied.

41.2% of all applications, or 43.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans SmartFi Home Loans originated in Ohio in 2025 was 8.99%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are SmartFi Home Loans'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