Firefighters First Federal Credit Union · Florida · 2025

Firefighters First Federal Credit Union in Florida: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Firefighters First Federal Credit Union took 36 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #649 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 52.8% of them and denied 8.3% (13.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

36Applicationsin FL
13.6%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
7.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$140,000Median loanstate $255,000
$4.1MVolume13 counties

Firefighters First Federal Credit Union in Florida vs the state

8.3%Denial rate-12.73 pts vs state
13.6%Decision denial rate-13.60 pts vs state
52.8%Origination rate+0.09 pts vs state
7.75%Median rate+1.13 pts vs state
0.56Rate spread (pts)+0.29 pts vs state
$153kMedian applicant income
19Loans originated
3Denied

What Firefighters First Federal Credit Union lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3 8% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 4 11% · 25.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 14 39% · 14.3% denied
Home improvement 15 42% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 36 100% · 8.3% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 67%
Collateral 1 33%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most Firefighters First Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Palm Beach County 1681 6.3%
Broward County 531 20.0%
Indian River County 210 0.0%
Martin County 201 50.0%
Seminole County 220 0.0%
St. Lucie County 210 0.0%
Charlotte County 100 0.0%
Miami-Dade County 110 0.0%
Collier County 110 0.0%
Polk County 100 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: 36 applications in 2025, of which 19 were originated and 3 denied.

8.3% of all applications, or 13.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans Firefighters First Federal Credit Union originated in Florida in 2025 was 7.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Firefighters First Federal 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