The Merchants National Bank · Ohio · 2025

The Merchants National Bank in Ohio: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

The Merchants National Bank took 344 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #179 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.7% of them and denied 9.3% (9.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

344Applicationsin OH
9.9%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
7.13%Median ratestate 6.88%
$175,000Median loanstate $155,000
$59MVolume27 counties

The Merchants National Bank in Ohio vs the state

9.3%Denial rate-8.39 pts vs state
9.9%Decision denial rate-11.98 pts vs state
72.7%Origination rate+12.77 pts vs state
7.13%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.63Rate spread (pts)+0.25 pts vs state
$90kMedian applicant income
250Loans originated
32Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202331921513.2%7.25%#151
20243202408.4%7.88%#163
20253442509.3%7.13%#179

What The Merchants National Bank lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 206 60% · 8.3% denied
Refinance 33 10% · 3.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 68 20% · 7.4% denied
Home improvement 12 3% · 16.7% denied
Other / HELOC 25 7% · 28.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 344 100% · 9.3% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 13 41%
Credit history 13 41%
Collateral 4 13%
Insufficient cash 2 6%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most The Merchants National Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Highland County 785012 15.4%
Fayette County 42321 2.4%
Brown County 34254 11.8%
Clinton County 29261 3.4%
Clermont County 24152 8.3%
Hocking County 23144 17.4%
Madison County 19161 5.3%
Clark County 14111 7.1%
Franklin County 13110 0.0%
Adams County 970 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: 344 applications in 2025, of which 250 were originated and 32 denied.

9.3% of all applications, or 9.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans The Merchants National Bank originated in Ohio in 2025 was 7.13%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are The Merchants National Bank'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