Better Mortgage · Texas · 2025

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

Better Mortgage took 3,349 mortgage applications in Texas in 2025, ranking #57 of 1,568 lenders active in the state. It originated 34.1% of them and denied 21.7% (38.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.4%.

3.3kApplicationsin TX
38.3%Decision denial ratestate 24.9%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$305,000Median loanstate $245,000
$430MVolume130 counties

Better Mortgage in Texas vs the state

21.7%Denial rate+2.25 pts vs state
38.3%Decision denial rate+13.37 pts vs state
34.1%Origination rate-20.75 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.23Rate spread (pts)+0.04 pts vs state
$170kMedian applicant income
1,143Loans originated
726Denied

Trend in Texas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,7426555.6%6.00%#99
20241,70259311.5%6.50%#104
20253,3491,14321.7%6.63%#57

What Better Mortgage lends in Texas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,726 52% · 13.3% denied
Refinance 570 17% · 19.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 260 8% · 30.4% denied
Home improvement 284 8% · 33.1% denied
Other / HELOC 509 15% · 41.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,887 86% · 21.5% denied
FHA 374 11% · 24.1% denied
VA 88 3% · 15.9% denied

Why it denied Texas applicants

Incomplete application 253 35%
Debt-to-income ratio 158 22%
Credit history 108 15%
Collateral 72 10%
Other 71 10%
Unverifiable information 52 7%
Employment history 7 1%
Insufficient cash 4 1%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 0%

Where in Texas

Counties with the most Better Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Harris County 41411187 21.0%
Collin County 33511064 19.1%
Denton County 31212865 20.8%
Tarrant County 28813061 21.2%
Travis County 2527950 19.8%
Dallas County 2529356 22.2%
Williamson County 1654528 17.0%
Bexar County 1595835 22.0%
Fort Bend County 1494040 26.8%
Montgomery County 962824 25.0%

Other large lenders in Texas

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 56,49111.0%6.25%
Rocket MortgageC 45,65822.4%6.63%
21st MortgageF 37,96145.9%9.94%
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%

Frequently asked questions

Texas: 3,349 applications in 2025, of which 1,143 were originated and 726 denied.

21.7% of all applications, or 38.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Texas statewide average across all lenders was 19.4%.

The median rate on loans Better Mortgage originated in Texas in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Better 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