BMO Bank · Florida · 2025

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

BMO Bank took 838 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #171 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 34.0% of them and denied 41.7% (53.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

838Applicationsin FL
53.7%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
8.08%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $255,000
$204MVolume42 counties

BMO Bank in Florida vs the state

41.7%Denial rate+20.59 pts vs state
53.7%Decision denial rate+26.45 pts vs state
34.0%Origination rate-18.68 pts vs state
8.08%Median rate+1.46 pts vs state
0.86Rate spread (pts)+0.59 pts vs state
$125kMedian applicant income
285Loans originated
349Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202396339335.6%7.74%#155
20241,00740535.0%8.00%#151
202583828541.7%8.08%#171

What BMO Bank lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 192 23% · 29.2% denied
Refinance 19 2% · 26.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 132 16% · 40.2% denied
Home improvement 259 31% · 48.3% denied
Other / HELOC 236 28% · 46.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 833 99% · 41.4% denied
FHA 5 1% · 80.0% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 192 55%
Credit history 69 20%
Collateral 40 11%
Incomplete application 21 6%
Other 12 3%
Unverifiable information 12 3%
Insufficient cash 2 1%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most BMO Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Manatee County 1686374 44.0%
Sarasota County 832640 48.2%
Hillsborough County 722529 40.3%
Collier County 712426 36.6%
Lee County 712528 39.4%
Miami-Dade County 661830 45.5%
Palm Beach County 421814 33.3%
Pinellas County 351112 34.3%
Broward County 331211 33.3%
Charlotte County 2298 36.4%

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: 838 applications in 2025, of which 285 were originated and 349 denied.

41.7% of all applications, or 53.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans BMO Bank originated in Florida in 2025 was 8.08%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are BMO 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