Empeople Credit Union · Florida · 2025

Empeople Credit Union in Florida: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Empeople Credit Union took 67 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #555 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.8% of them and denied 28.4% (35.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

67Applicationsin FL
35.2%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.24%Median ratestate 6.63%
$255,000Median loanstate $255,000
$9.6MVolume24 counties

Empeople Credit Union in Florida vs the state

28.4%Denial rate+7.30 pts vs state
35.2%Decision denial rate+7.95 pts vs state
50.8%Origination rate-1.94 pts vs state
6.24%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.39Rate spread (pts)-0.66 pts vs state
$149kMedian applicant income
34Loans originated
19Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023925121.7%6.50%#502
2024794316.5%6.88%#520
2025673428.4%6.24%#555

What Empeople Credit Union lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 25 37% · 16.0% denied
Refinance 14 21% · 21.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 8 12% · 37.5% denied
Home improvement 6 9% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 14 21% · 42.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 67 100% · 28.4% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Credit history 7 37%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 32%
Collateral 4 21%
Incomplete application 2 11%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most Empeople Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lee County 842 25.0%
Manatee County 733 42.9%
Orange County 632 33.3%
Lake County 623 50.0%
Brevard County 521 20.0%
Miami-Dade County 421 25.0%
Palm Beach County 402 50.0%
Hillsborough County 330 0.0%
Escambia County 311 33.3%
Seminole County 220 0.0%

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: 67 applications in 2025, of which 34 were originated and 19 denied.

28.4% of all applications, or 35.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans Empeople Credit Union originated in Florida in 2025 was 6.24%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Empeople Credit Union'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