City Lending · Texas · 2025

City Lending in Texas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

City Lending took 124 mortgage applications in Texas in 2025, ranking #506 of 1,568 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.4% of them and denied 21.8% (23.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.4%.

124Applicationsin TX
23.3%Decision denial ratestate 24.9%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$210,000Median loanstate $245,000
$15MVolume28 counties

City Lending in Texas vs the state

21.8%Denial rate+2.34 pts vs state
23.3%Decision denial rate-1.62 pts vs state
69.4%Origination rate+14.47 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+1.00 pts vs state
0.95Rate spread (pts)+0.76 pts vs state
$84kMedian applicant income
86Loans originated
27Denied

Trend in Texas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023102564.9%6.88%#549
2024694027.5%7.75%#626
20251248621.8%7.50%#506

What City Lending lends in Texas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 119 96% · 20.2% denied
Refinance 4 3% · 50.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 1% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 64 52% · 26.6% denied
FHA 59 48% · 17.0% denied
VA 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Texas applicants

Other 14 52%
Collateral 6 22%
Employment history 4 15%
Unverifiable information 2 7%
Incomplete application 1 4%

Where in Texas

Counties with the most City Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Harris County 41288 19.5%
Dallas County 1273 25.0%
Fort Bend County 11101 9.1%
Caldwell County 880 0.0%
Montgomery County 761 14.3%
Travis County 640 0.0%
Bexar County 422 50.0%
Collin County 440 0.0%
Bell County 303 100.0%
Liberty County 211 50.0%

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: 124 applications in 2025, of which 86 were originated and 27 denied.

21.8% of all applications, or 23.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Texas statewide average across all lenders was 19.4%.

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

About this data. Figures are City Lending'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