Southwest Stage Funding · Ohio · 2025

Southwest Stage Funding in Ohio: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Southwest Stage Funding took 221 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #220 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 22.2% of them and denied 7.7% (16.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

221Applicationsin OH
16.2%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
8.10%Median ratestate 6.88%
$155,000Median loanstate $155,000
$9.1MVolume48 counties

Southwest Stage Funding in Ohio vs the state

7.7%Denial rate-10.00 pts vs state
16.2%Decision denial rate-5.70 pts vs state
22.2%Origination rate-37.73 pts vs state
8.10%Median rate+1.22 pts vs state
2.02Rate spread (pts)+1.64 pts vs state
$76kMedian applicant income
49Loans originated
17Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023523334.6%7.95%#393
202491219.9%8.00%#318
2025221497.7%8.10%#220

What Southwest Stage Funding lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 221 100% · 7.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 191 86% · 8.9% denied
FHA 26 12% · 0.0% denied
VA 4 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 8 47%
Credit history 4 24%
Other 3 18%
Insufficient cash 2 12%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most Southwest Stage Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lawrence County 2691 3.8%
Scioto County 2442 8.3%
Licking County 1510 0.0%
Muskingum County 1420 0.0%
Gallia County 1231 8.3%
Perry County 1141 9.1%
Jackson County 820 0.0%
Washington County 730 0.0%
Guernsey County 710 0.0%
Brown County 610 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: 221 applications in 2025, of which 49 were originated and 17 denied.

7.7% of all applications, or 16.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Southwest Stage Funding originated in Ohio in 2025 was 8.10%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are Southwest Stage 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