1st Financial · Florida · 2025

1st Financial in Florida: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

1st Financial took 310 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #300 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.8% of them and denied 7.4% (9.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

310Applicationsin FL
9.2%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$425,000Median loanstate $255,000
$91MVolume25 counties

1st Financial in Florida vs the state

7.4%Denial rate-13.64 pts vs state
9.2%Decision denial rate-18.08 pts vs state
66.8%Origination rate+14.08 pts vs state
6.99%Median rate+0.37 pts vs state
0.93Rate spread (pts)+0.67 pts vs state
$144kMedian applicant income
207Loans originated
23Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236033529.5%7.13%#208
202452429211.5%7.06%#239
20253102077.4%6.99%#300

What 1st Financial lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 254 82% · 6.7% denied
Refinance 25 8% · 8.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 31 10% · 12.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 233 75% · 6.9% denied
FHA 76 25% · 9.2% denied
VA 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Other 11 48%
Collateral 5 22%
Unverifiable information 3 13%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 9%
Insufficient cash 2 9%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most 1st Financial applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Miami-Dade County 17010717 10.0%
Broward County 73532 2.7%
Lee County 18160 0.0%
Palm Beach County 1492 14.3%
Hillsborough County 420 0.0%
Marion County 330 0.0%
Hendry County 201 50.0%
Collier County 210 0.0%
St. Lucie County 220 0.0%
Pinellas County 210 0.0%

Other large lenders in Florida

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 71,40515.3%6.44%
Rocket MortgageC 46,61121.0%6.63%
Bank of AmericaF 23,63437.7%6.24%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 19,51614.1%6.50%
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 19,45223.2%7.59%
Crosscountry MortgageB 19,1035.2%6.75%
NewrezD 17,51922.4%6.75%
Dhi Mortgage CompanyB 16,66114.5%4.88%
Lennar MortgageA 14,98421.0%4.75%
Truist BankC 14,14041.5%6.60%

Frequently asked questions

Florida: 310 applications in 2025, of which 207 were originated and 23 denied.

7.4% of all applications, or 9.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans 1st Financial originated in Florida in 2025 was 6.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are 1st Financial's own HMDA filing for properties located in Florida, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology