Community South · Florida · 2025

Community South in Florida: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Community South took 196 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #371 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 3.1% of them and denied 24.0% (68.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

196Applicationsin FL
68.1%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$145,000Median loanstate $255,000
$2.0MVolume11 counties

Community South in Florida vs the state

24.0%Denial rate+2.92 pts vs state
68.1%Decision denial rate+40.88 pts vs state
3.1%Origination rate-49.63 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.41Rate spread (pts)+0.14 pts vs state
$72kMedian applicant income
6Loans originated
47Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023764015.8%6.69%#541
2024974519.6%8.25%#481
2025196624.0%6.25%#371

What Community South lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 96 49% · 25.0% denied
Refinance 54 28% · 14.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 44 22% · 34.1% denied
Other / HELOC 2 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 157 80% · 23.6% denied
FHA 23 12% · 13.0% denied
VA 3 2% · 33.3% denied
USDA / RHS 13 7% · 46.2% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Other 21 45%
Debt-to-income ratio 12 26%
Credit history 11 23%
Unverifiable information 1 2%
Insufficient cash 1 2%
Employment history 1 2%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most Community South applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Washington County 48211 22.9%
Holmes County 3129 29.0%
Jackson County 1713 17.6%
Walton County 1003 30.0%
Bay County 701 14.3%
St. Johns County 100 0.0%
Escambia County 101 100.0%
Okaloosa County 101 100.0%
Leon County 110 0.0%
Wakulla County 101 100.0%

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: 196 applications in 2025, of which 6 were originated and 47 denied.

24.0% of all applications, or 68.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans Community South originated in Florida in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Community South'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