BayFirst National Bank · Florida · 2025

BayFirst National Bank in Florida: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

BayFirst National Bank took 768 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #186 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.3% of them and denied 28.7% (30.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

768Applicationsin FL
30.6%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$125,000Median loanstate $255,000
$86MVolume21 counties

BayFirst National Bank in Florida vs the state

28.7%Denial rate+7.59 pts vs state
30.6%Decision denial rate+3.36 pts vs state
60.3%Origination rate+7.60 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
0.30Rate spread (pts)+0.03 pts vs state
$136kMedian applicant income
463Loans originated
220Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,00971521.2%8.50%#148
20241,10870722.6%8.50%#140
202576846328.7%7.50%#186

What BayFirst National Bank lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 63 8% · 39.7% denied
Refinance 68 9% · 23.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 330 43% · 24.9% denied
Other / HELOC 306 40% · 31.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 768 100% · 28.7% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 122 55%
Other 37 17%
Collateral 36 16%
Incomplete application 12 5%
Credit history 8 4%
Unverifiable information 5 2%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most BayFirst National Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Sarasota County 20514340 19.5%
Pinellas County 17710058 32.8%
Manatee County 1328130 22.7%
Hillsborough County 1246148 38.7%
Pasco County 513018 35.3%
Charlotte County 23119 39.1%
Polk County 1284 33.3%
Hernando County 1174 36.4%
Lee County 1091 10.0%
Orange County 733 42.9%

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: 768 applications in 2025, of which 463 were originated and 220 denied.

28.7% of all applications, or 30.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans BayFirst National Bank originated in Florida in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are BayFirst National 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