City First Mortgage Services · Florida · 2025

City First Mortgage Services in Florida: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

City First Mortgage Services took 88 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #506 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.3% of them and denied 8.0% (10.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

88Applicationsin FL
10.3%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$285,000Median loanstate $255,000
$22MVolume22 counties

City First Mortgage Services in Florida vs the state

8.0%Denial rate-13.11 pts vs state
10.3%Decision denial rate-16.95 pts vs state
69.3%Origination rate+16.63 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.32Rate spread (pts)+0.05 pts vs state
$96kMedian applicant income
61Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023106532.8%7.13%#476
2024119715.9%6.75%#457
202588618.0%6.50%#506

What City First Mortgage Services lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 74 84% · 8.1% denied
Refinance 6 7% · 16.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 8 9% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 52 59% · 3.9% denied
FHA 24 27% · 16.7% denied
VA 12 14% · 8.3% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Collateral 4 57%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 29%
Employment history 1 14%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most City First Mortgage Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Sarasota County 1161 9.1%
Broward County 1080 0.0%
Hillsborough County 860 0.0%
Palm Beach County 851 12.5%
Pinellas County 741 14.3%
Okaloosa County 770 0.0%
Brevard County 750 0.0%
Manatee County 550 0.0%
Charlotte County 330 0.0%
Miami-Dade County 301 33.3%

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: 88 applications in 2025, of which 61 were originated and 7 denied.

8.0% of all applications, or 10.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans City First Mortgage Services originated in Florida in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are City First Mortgage Services'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