21st Mortgage · Texas · 2025

21st Mortgage in Texas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

21st Mortgage took 37,961 mortgage applications in Texas in 2025, ranking #3 of 1,568 lenders active in the state. It originated 17.8% of them and denied 45.9% (70.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.4%.

38kApplicationsin TX
70.8%Decision denial ratestate 24.9%
9.94%Median ratestate 6.50%
$115,000Median loanstate $245,000
$855MVolume249 counties

21st Mortgage in Texas vs the state

45.9%Denial rate+26.42 pts vs state
70.8%Decision denial rate+45.88 pts vs state
17.8%Origination rate-37.06 pts vs state
9.94%Median rate+3.44 pts vs state
4.20Rate spread (pts)+4.01 pts vs state
$72kMedian applicant income
6,763Loans originated
17,405Denied

Trend in Texas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202336,0355,96047.5%9.60%#1
202438,1766,59345.8%9.97%#2
202537,9616,76345.9%9.94%#3

What 21st Mortgage lends in Texas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 37,544 99% · 45.6% denied
Refinance 414 1% · 68.6% denied
Home improvement 2 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 0% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 37,961 100% · 45.9% denied

Why it denied Texas applicants

Credit history 10,906 63%
Debt-to-income ratio 4,293 25%
Incomplete application 939 5%
Insufficient cash 725 4%
Unverifiable information 206 1%
Collateral 184 1%
Other 112 1%
Employment history 40 0%

Where in Texas

Counties with the most 21st Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Ector County 1,717257859 50.0%
Bexar County 1,548201792 51.2%
Harris County 1,436152803 55.9%
Liberty County 1,346255554 41.2%
Montgomery County 1,238193570 46.0%
Midland County 1,202196574 47.8%
Hidalgo County 1,072188598 55.8%
Dallas County 840133468 55.7%
Tarrant County 799109451 56.4%
Smith County 738137369 50.0%

Other large lenders in Texas

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 56,49111.0%6.25%
Rocket MortgageC 45,65822.4%6.63%
Dhi Mortgage CompanyB 26,34813.5%4.50%
Lennar MortgageA 21,95920.5%4.50%
Bank of AmericaF 18,00843.0%6.24%
JPMorgan Chase BankB 16,2609.8%6.45%
CMG MortgageA 15,9783.9%6.50%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 15,68344.7%10.50%
Triad Financial ServicesD 15,15850.0%9.35%
NewrezD 15,00121.7%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Texas: 37,961 applications in 2025, of which 6,763 were originated and 17,405 denied.

45.9% of all applications, or 70.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Texas statewide average across all lenders was 19.4%.

The median rate on loans 21st Mortgage originated in Texas in 2025 was 9.94%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are 21st Mortgage's own HMDA filing for properties located in Texas, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology