Mortgage lender · Martins Ferry, OH · LEI 2549001ZX3163R62TB83

Unified Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Unified Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 14.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 31st percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

241Applications2025
71.0%Originatedof applications
14.8%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$28MLoan volume4 states

Unified Bank at a glance, 2025

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

13.7%Denial rate (all applications)-4.29 pts vs national
14.8%Denial rate (decided applications)-7.79 pts vs national
71.0%Origination rate+12.92 pts vs national
7.5%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$105,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$65kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

31st14.8% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

70th7.5%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232091648.6%9.0%$16M
202421916811.4%11.7%$26M
202524117113.7%14.8%$28M

What Unified 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 131 54% · 5.3% denied
Refinance 72 30% · 22.2% denied
Home improvement 25 10% · 24.0% denied
Other / HELOC 13 5% · 30.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 241 100% · 13.7% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 7 manufactured homes, 41 investment properties.

Who gets approved at Unified Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k633425.5%
$50k – $100k926517.4%
$100k – $150k332313.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25261718.2%
25–34382711.8%
35–4430236.9%
45–54322113.8%
55–64402420.0%
65–74301926.7%

Where Unified Bank lends

4 states and 28 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Ohio18412913.6%#249
West Virginia533913.2%#133

Frequently asked questions

Unified Bank denied 14.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 31st percentile of small mortgage lenders.

In 2025, 54% of its applications were for home purchases, 30% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 16% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% 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 Unified Bank. Data sources · Methodology