Certified Funding · Texas · 2025

Certified Funding in Texas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Certified Funding took 647 mortgage applications in Texas in 2025, ranking #221 of 1,568 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.1% of them and denied 39.0% (39.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.4%.

647Applicationsin TX
39.0%Decision denial ratestate 24.9%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$155,000Median loanstate $245,000
$69MVolume47 counties

Certified Funding in Texas vs the state

39.0%Denial rate+19.52 pts vs state
39.0%Decision denial rate+14.05 pts vs state
61.1%Origination rate+6.17 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+1.00 pts vs state
1.51Rate spread (pts)+1.32 pts vs state
$305kMedian applicant income
395Loans originated
252Denied

Trend in Texas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,01058941.7%7.25%#151
202471244837.1%7.99%#203
202564739539.0%7.50%#221

What Certified Funding lends in Texas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 454 70% · 37.9% denied
Refinance 64 10% · 35.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 100 15% · 44.0% denied
Home improvement 29 4% · 44.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 647 100% · 39.0% denied

Why it denied Texas applicants

Other 166 66%
Debt-to-income ratio 71 28%
Incomplete application 11 4%
Credit history 3 1%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in Texas

Counties with the most Certified Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Collin County 1127438 33.9%
Denton County 835726 31.3%
Harris County 744133 44.6%
Travis County 664620 30.3%
Dallas County 644024 37.5%
Tarrant County 432221 48.8%
Bexar County 271512 44.4%
Montgomery County 24177 29.2%
Williamson County 22148 36.4%
Fort Bend County 1358 61.5%

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: 647 applications in 2025, of which 395 were originated and 252 denied.

39.0% of all applications, or 39.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Texas statewide average across all lenders was 19.4%.

The median rate on loans Certified Funding originated in Texas in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Certified Funding'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