Columbus Mortgage Lending in 2025

Explore mortgage lending activity in Columbus (MSA/MD Code 18140) using official HMDA public records. Review underwriting outcomes, borrower characteristics, and regional lending benchmarks.

Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) / Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) • Dataset: 2025 Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset • Updated: June 2, 2026 • Methodology →
Metropolitan Area 18140
31,590 Loans Originated
• Primary State: Ohio (OH)
• $10.76 Billion Originated Volume
• $305,000 Median Loan
Actionable Applications 37,984 +9.04% vs 2024
Approval Rate 86.34% +0.01 pp vs 2024
Denial Rate 13.66% -0.01 pp vs 2024
Loan Originations 31,590 +9.47% vs 2024
Originated Volume $10.76 Billion +14.55% vs 2024

Credit Decision Outcomes (2025)

Outcomes for 37,984 actionable applications (Actions 1, 2, and 3).

86.34%
13.66%
32,795 approved 5,189 denied
Action 1: Originated
31,590 (83.17%)
Action 2: Approved not accepted
1,205 (3.17%)
Action 3: Denied
5,189 (13.66%)
Action 4: Withdrawn (not in denominator)
8,942 —
Action 5: Incomplete (not in denominator)
2,743 —
How to read this: Approval rate uses Actions 1, 2, and 3. Actions 4 and 5 are excluded from the credit decision denominator. Read the full methodology →

How Columbus Compares

Metro vs. State Baseline (2025)

Metric Columbus Ohio
Actionable Apps 37,984 189,619
Approval Rate 86.34% 84.54%
Denial Rate 13.66% 15.46%
Originations 31,590 154,049
Originated Volume $10.76 Billion $41.46 Billion
Median Loan $305,000 $235,000
Compared against Ohio statewide baseline in 2025.

Lending Trends in Columbus

Year-over-year shifts: 2025 vs. 2024

Metric 2024 2025 Change
Consumer Universe 45,147 49,669 +10.02%
Actionable Apps 34,834 37,984 +9.04%
Originations 28,858 31,590 +9.47%
Approval Rate 86.33% 86.34% +0.01 pp
Denial Rate 13.67% 13.66% -0.01 pp
Median Loan $285,000 $305,000 +7.02%
Dollar Volume $9.40 Billion $10.76 Billion +14.55%

Applications by Borrower Income (Columbus)

Approval and denial rates across gross annual income tiers (2025)

Income Bracket Apps Approval % Denial %
$100k–$149,999 9,055 89.75% 10.25%
$150k+ 10,200 93.98% 6.02%
$50k–$99,999 13,382 83.87% 16.13%
<$50k 3,118 61.10% 38.90%
Income unavailable/entity 2,229 87.62% 12.38%
Gross annual borrower income relied upon during credit underwriting. Descriptive figures only; does not establish causation.

Geographic Market Context

Regional integration within Ohio (2025)

Official Geographic Designation: Metropolitan Statistical Area / Division 18140, anchored in Ohio (OH).
Metro Share of State Apps 20.03%
Metro Share of State Volume 25.96%
Geographic Notice: OpenFileData reports verified OMB-designated metropolitan boundaries. Detailed county-level vector choropleths are omitted unless authoritative polygon geometries and county-level consumer records are officially available, preventing data fabrication.

Parent State Association

Explore Ohio statewide mortgage activity

Columbus is part of OpenFileData’s statewide coverage of Ohio. View statewide approval benchmarks, metropolitan rankings, and institution profiles across all reporting jurisdictions.

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Statewide Actionable Applications: 189,619
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Methodology

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Methodology & Disclosures

Credit Decision Denominator Rule: Approval and denial rates are calculated strictly among actionable applications reaching a formal credit underwriting decision (Actions 1, 2, and 3: loan originated, approved but not accepted, denied). Applications withdrawn by borrower (Action 4) and closed for incompleteness (Action 5) are tracked in the broader Consumer Mortgage Universe for market completeness but excluded from credit decision rates as no underwriting decision occurred.

Official Data Source & Freeze Date: Official Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) records published by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Primary analysis uses the 2025 Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (frozen June 2, 2026); historical baseline uses the 2024 One-Year National Loan-Level Dataset (frozen June 2, 2026).

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For complete technical formulas, SQL implementations, and data definitions, read the full Mortgage Lending Methodology Specification.