Zillow Home Loans · Ohio · 2025

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

Zillow Home Loans took 663 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #115 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.6% of them and denied 6.3% (8.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

663Applicationsin OH
8.0%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.88%
$195,000Median loanstate $155,000
$102MVolume67 counties

Zillow Home Loans in Ohio vs the state

6.3%Denial rate-11.36 pts vs state
8.0%Decision denial rate-13.92 pts vs state
72.6%Origination rate+12.65 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.56Rate spread (pts)+0.17 pts vs state
$74kMedian applicant income
481Loans originated
42Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232831996.0%7.00%#170
20243762804.3%6.75%#145
20256634816.3%6.63%#115

What Zillow Home Loans lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 657 99% · 6.2% denied
Refinance 2 0% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 0% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 491 74% · 4.9% denied
FHA 149 22% · 12.1% denied
VA 23 3% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 19 45%
Collateral 10 24%
Other 9 21%
Credit history 3 7%
Unverifiable information 1 2%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most Zillow Home Loans applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cuyahoga County 106796 5.7%
Summit County 57403 5.3%
Hamilton County 51343 5.9%
Montgomery County 39302 5.1%
Lorain County 34233 8.8%
Franklin County 31223 9.7%
Stark County 28203 10.7%
Butler County 27191 3.7%
Lake County 26221 3.8%
Medina County 21160 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: 663 applications in 2025, of which 481 were originated and 42 denied.

6.3% of all applications, or 8.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Zillow Home Loans originated in Ohio in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

About this data. Figures are Zillow 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