Bell Bank · Florida · 2025

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

Bell Bank took 540 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #234 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.4% of them and denied 5.0% (6.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

540Applicationsin FL
6.2%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$325,000Median loanstate $255,000
$156MVolume52 counties

Bell Bank in Florida vs the state

5.0%Denial rate-16.06 pts vs state
6.2%Decision denial rate-21.09 pts vs state
75.4%Origination rate+22.68 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.30Rate spread (pts)+0.03 pts vs state
$125kMedian applicant income
407Loans originated
27Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236304568.7%6.81%#203
20245223857.1%6.75%#240
20255404075.0%6.63%#234

What Bell Bank lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 447 83% · 4.3% denied
Refinance 46 9% · 10.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 40 7% · 7.5% denied
Home improvement 3 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 4 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 405 75% · 4.9% denied
FHA 84 16% · 6.0% denied
VA 49 9% · 4.1% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 12 44%
Credit history 7 26%
Other 3 11%
Collateral 3 11%
Insufficient cash 1 4%
Incomplete application 1 4%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most Bell Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Highlands County 59512 3.4%
Pinellas County 55383 5.5%
Orange County 40291 2.5%
Lee County 32270 0.0%
Palm Beach County 26230 0.0%
Leon County 25210 0.0%
Hillsborough County 24133 12.5%
St. Johns County 22160 0.0%
Duval County 20150 0.0%
Pasco County 17122 11.8%

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: 540 applications in 2025, of which 407 were originated and 27 denied.

5.0% of all applications, or 6.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

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

About this data. Figures are Bell 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