First Bank · Texas · 2025

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

First Bank took 21 mortgage applications in Texas in 2025, ranking #860 of 1,568 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.7% of them and denied 14.3% (17.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.4%.

21Applicationsin TX
17.7%Decision denial ratestate 24.9%
6.79%Median ratestate 6.50%
$335,000Median loanstate $245,000
$14MVolume12 counties

First Bank in Texas vs the state

14.3%Denial rate-5.14 pts vs state
17.7%Decision denial rate-7.25 pts vs state
66.7%Origination rate+11.79 pts vs state
6.79%Median rate+0.29 pts vs state
0.22Rate spread (pts)+0.02 pts vs state
$140kMedian applicant income
14Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Texas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023980.0%7.25%#1,008
202417115.9%6.75%#886
2025211414.3%6.79%#860

What First Bank lends in Texas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 12 57% · 16.7% denied
Refinance 8 38% · 12.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 5% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 18 86% · 16.7% denied
FHA 1 5% · 0.0% denied
VA 2 10% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Texas applicants

Incomplete application 1 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 33%
Employment history 1 33%

Where in Texas

Counties with the most First Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Tarrant County 440 0.0%
Dallas County 330 0.0%
Brazoria County 311 33.3%
Denton County 220 0.0%
Harris County 220 0.0%
Polk County 100 0.0%
Galveston County 101 100.0%
Lee County 100 0.0%
Wilson County 110 0.0%
Cameron County 100 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: 21 applications in 2025, of which 14 were originated and 3 denied.

14.3% of all applications, or 17.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Texas statewide average across all lenders was 19.4%.

The median rate on loans First Bank originated in Texas in 2025 was 6.79%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First 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