Equity Wave Lending · Florida · 2025

Equity Wave Lending in Florida: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Equity Wave Lending took 24 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #736 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 41.7% of them and denied 25.0% (33.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

24Applicationsin FL
33.3%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
12.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$235,000Median loanstate $255,000
$3.3MVolume13 counties

Equity Wave Lending in Florida vs the state

25.0%Denial rate+3.94 pts vs state
33.3%Decision denial rate+6.09 pts vs state
41.7%Origination rate-11.02 pts vs state
12.25%Median rate+5.63 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$24kMedian applicant income
10Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202317729.4%11.75%#866
202415626.7%11.75%#832
2025241025.0%12.25%#736

What Equity Wave Lending lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5 21% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 19 79% · 31.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 24 100% · 25.0% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Collateral 4 67%
Other 1 17%
Unverifiable information 1 17%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most Equity Wave Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Miami-Dade County 530 0.0%
Palm Beach County 430 0.0%
Lee County 211 50.0%
Hillsborough County 202 100.0%
Pinellas County 210 0.0%
Charlotte County 201 50.0%
Collier County 101 100.0%
Duval County 100 0.0%
Sumter County 110 0.0%
Okaloosa 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: 24 applications in 2025, of which 10 were originated and 6 denied.

25.0% of all applications, or 33.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans Equity Wave Lending originated in Florida in 2025 was 12.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Equity Wave Lending'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