Mortgage lender · Newark, OH · LEI 549300CEHN5CVC6INV48

The Park National Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

The Park National Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 19.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 24th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.26 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 48th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

5.3kApplications2025
69.7%Originatedof applications
19.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.25%Median ratenational 6.63%
$702MLoan volume20 states

The Park National Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

16.6%Denial rate (all applications)-1.34 pts vs national
19.0%Denial rate (decided applications)-3.57 pts vs national
69.7%Origination rate+11.65 pts vs national
12.5%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
7.25%Median interest rate+0.63 pts vs national
0.26Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.01 pts vs national
$115,000Median loan amount
$4,132Median total loan costs
$82kMedian applicant income
72%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

24th19.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

48th0.26 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

72nd12.5%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

13th3.59% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20235,2883,69017.6%19.8%7.50%$619M
20245,3403,67018.5%20.9%7.63%$670M
20255,3233,70916.6%19.0%7.25%$702M

What The Park National Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2,315 43% · 8.8% denied
Refinance 955 18% · 16.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 224 4% · 25.9% denied
Home improvement 1,236 23% · 23.2% denied
Other / HELOC 593 11% · 30.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 5,248 99% · 16.7% denied
FHA 50 1% · 18.0% denied
VA 21 0% · 4.8% denied
USDA / RHS 4 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 2,114 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 239 manufactured homes, 484 investment properties.

Why The Park National Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 886 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 449 51%
Credit history 223 25%
Incomplete application 76 9%
Collateral 63 7%
Other 58 7%
Employment history 14 2%
Insufficient cash 3 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at The Park National Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k93653134.5%
$50k – $100k2,0661,44118.0%
$100k – $150k91666217.2%
$150k – $250k57844314.3%
Over $250k2922249.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2536126213.5%
25–3487660417.8%
35–4491763721.4%
45–5498468421.0%
55–6490460621.4%
65–7464543620.5%
Over 7432622820.3%

Where The Park National Bank lends

20 states and 170 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Ohio4,5963,25116.8%7.25%#21
South Carolina38323515.4%7.00%#122
North Carolina17611911.9%7.25%#244
Kentucky885520.5%6.63%#220
Florida191215.8%6.94%#773
Indiana17935.3%6.63%#481
Tennessee6316.7%7.25%#713

Frequently asked questions

The Park National Bank denied 19.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 24th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason The Park National Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 50.7% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans The Park National Bank originated in 2025 was 7.25%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.26 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 43% of its applications were for home purchases, 22% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 34% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 99% conventional, 1% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with The Park National Bank. Data sources · Methodology