First American Bank · Texas · 2025

First American Bank in Texas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First American Bank took 30 mortgage applications in Texas in 2025, ranking #799 of 1,568 lenders active in the state. It originated 36.7% of them and denied 26.7% (42.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.4%.

30Applicationsin TX
42.1%Decision denial ratestate 24.9%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$260,000Median loanstate $245,000
$4.6MVolume11 counties

First American Bank in Texas vs the state

26.7%Denial rate+7.24 pts vs state
42.1%Decision denial rate+17.21 pts vs state
36.7%Origination rate-18.21 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+1.00 pts vs state
0.04Rate spread (pts)-0.15 pts vs state
$130kMedian applicant income
11Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in Texas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023382910.5%7.25%#764
202425940.0%8.13%#823
2025301126.7%7.50%#799

What First American Bank lends in Texas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 21 70% · 23.8% denied
Refinance 4 13% · 25.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 13% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 3% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 28 93% · 21.4% denied
VA 2 7% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied Texas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 4 50%
Other 2 25%
Credit history 1 13%
Collateral 1 13%

Where in Texas

Counties with the most First American Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
El Paso County 1847 38.9%
Hartley County 210 0.0%
Bexar County 210 0.0%
Lubbock County 110 0.0%
Gaines County 101 100.0%
Dallas County 110 0.0%
Howard County 100 0.0%
Harris County 110 0.0%
Eastland County 100 0.0%
Somervell County 110 0.0%

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: 30 applications in 2025, of which 11 were originated and 8 denied.

26.7% of all applications, or 42.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Texas statewide average across all lenders was 19.4%.

The median rate on loans First American Bank originated in Texas in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First American Bank'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