BrightStar Credit Union · Florida · 2025

BrightStar Credit Union in Florida: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

BrightStar Credit Union took 1,129 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #140 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 44.3% of them and denied 25.7% (36.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

1.1kApplicationsin FL
36.3%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
7.24%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $255,000
$175MVolume25 counties

BrightStar Credit Union in Florida vs the state

25.7%Denial rate+4.63 pts vs state
36.3%Decision denial rate+9.06 pts vs state
44.3%Origination rate-8.40 pts vs state
7.24%Median rate+0.62 pts vs state
-0.05Rate spread (pts)-0.32 pts vs state
$93kMedian applicant income
500Loans originated
290Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,22351630.7%6.99%#126
20241,20847428.6%7.99%#129
20251,12950025.7%7.24%#140

What BrightStar Credit Union lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 76 7% · 9.2% denied
Refinance 39 3% · 15.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 125 11% · 17.6% denied
Home improvement 480 43% · 27.5% denied
Other / HELOC 409 36% · 30.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,128 100% · 25.7% denied
VA 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 141 49%
Credit history 78 27%
Collateral 50 17%
Other 9 3%
Unverifiable information 8 3%
Employment history 3 1%
Incomplete application 1 0%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most BrightStar Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Broward County 896377242 27.0%
Palm Beach County 884916 18.2%
Miami-Dade County 753516 21.3%
St. Lucie County 1373 23.1%
Lee County 853 37.5%
Hillsborough County 623 50.0%
Orange County 431 25.0%
Marion County 421 25.0%
Volusia County 431 25.0%
Collier County 410 0.0%

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: 1,129 applications in 2025, of which 500 were originated and 290 denied.

25.7% of all applications, or 36.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans BrightStar Credit Union originated in Florida in 2025 was 7.24%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are BrightStar Credit Union'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