First American Bank · Florida · 2025

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

First American Bank took 443 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #256 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.5% of them and denied 33.2% (36.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

443Applicationsin FL
36.8%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$195,000Median loanstate $255,000
$106MVolume31 counties

First American Bank in Florida vs the state

33.2%Denial rate+12.12 pts vs state
36.8%Decision denial rate+9.60 pts vs state
55.5%Origination rate+2.84 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
0.15Rate spread (pts)-0.12 pts vs state
$141kMedian applicant income
246Loans originated
147Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202352324739.0%8.24%#228
202450222639.6%7.75%#242
202544324633.2%7.00%#256

What First American Bank lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 60 14% · 16.7% denied
Refinance 100 23% · 26.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 26 6% · 34.6% denied
Home improvement 173 39% · 38.7% denied
Other / HELOC 84 19% · 41.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 443 100% · 33.2% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 104 71%
Credit history 28 19%
Collateral 12 8%
Other 2 1%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most First American Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Miami-Dade County 21112462 29.4%
Broward County 703234 48.6%
Palm Beach County 371815 40.5%
Martin County 20125 25.0%
Hillsborough County 17125 29.4%
Collier County 1243 25.0%
Manatee County 870 0.0%
Lee County 871 12.5%
Duval County 743 42.9%
Pinellas County 642 33.3%

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: 443 applications in 2025, of which 246 were originated and 147 denied.

33.2% of all applications, or 36.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans First American Bank originated in Florida in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First American Bank'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