City First Mortgage Services · Texas · 2025

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

City First Mortgage Services took 264 mortgage applications in Texas in 2025, ranking #364 of 1,568 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.2% of them and denied 3.4% (5.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.4%.

264Applicationsin TX
5.3%Decision denial ratestate 24.9%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$285,000Median loanstate $245,000
$48MVolume47 counties

City First Mortgage Services in Texas vs the state

3.4%Denial rate-16.02 pts vs state
5.3%Decision denial rate-19.57 pts vs state
60.2%Origination rate+5.35 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.69Rate spread (pts)+0.50 pts vs state
$112kMedian applicant income
159Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in Texas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233672742.5%7.13%#297
20244052644.4%6.75%#280
20252641593.4%6.75%#364

What City First Mortgage Services lends in Texas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 198 75% · 2.0% denied
Refinance 36 14% · 5.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 29 11% · 10.3% denied
Other / HELOC 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 137 52% · 3.7% denied
FHA 103 39% · 3.9% denied
VA 24 9% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Texas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 33%
Collateral 3 33%
Credit history 2 22%
Employment history 1 11%

Where in Texas

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Harris County 58363 5.2%
Fort Bend County 25160 0.0%
El Paso County 22140 0.0%
Hidalgo County 20102 10.0%
Montgomery County 18130 0.0%
Travis County 1490 0.0%
Collin County 1270 0.0%
Tarrant County 740 0.0%
Hays County 740 0.0%
Brazoria County 640 0.0%

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: 264 applications in 2025, of which 159 were originated and 9 denied.

3.4% of all applications, or 5.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Texas statewide average across all lenders was 19.4%.

The median rate on loans City First Mortgage Services originated in Texas in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are City First Mortgage Services'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