Armed Forces Bank · Florida · 2025

Armed Forces Bank in Florida: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Armed Forces Bank took 126 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #445 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 48.4% of them and denied 18.3% (27.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

126Applicationsin FL
27.1%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
5.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$450,000Median loanstate $255,000
$29MVolume34 counties

Armed Forces Bank in Florida vs the state

18.3%Denial rate-2.81 pts vs state
27.1%Decision denial rate-0.18 pts vs state
48.4%Origination rate-4.28 pts vs state
5.75%Median rate-0.88 pts vs state
-0.61Rate spread (pts)-0.88 pts vs state
$131kMedian applicant income
61Loans originated
23Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231195912.6%6.25%#451
20241296914.7%6.13%#445
20251266118.3%5.75%#445

What Armed Forces Bank lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 88 70% · 11.4% denied
Refinance 23 18% · 21.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 6% · 42.9% denied
Other / HELOC 8 6% · 62.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 29 23% · 24.1% denied
FHA 1 1% · 0.0% denied
VA 96 76% · 16.7% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Incomplete application 10 43%
Credit history 7 30%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 13%
Collateral 2 9%
Employment history 1 4%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most Armed Forces Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bay County 13100 0.0%
Orange County 1241 8.3%
Brevard County 1070 0.0%
Hillsborough County 831 12.5%
Charlotte County 722 28.6%
Palm Beach County 723 42.9%
Pasco County 613 50.0%
Pinellas County 631 16.7%
Miami-Dade County 511 20.0%
Lake County 522 40.0%

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: 126 applications in 2025, of which 61 were originated and 23 denied.

18.3% of all applications, or 27.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans Armed Forces Bank originated in Florida in 2025 was 5.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Armed Forces Bank'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