First Bank · Texas · 2025

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

First Bank took 759 mortgage applications in Texas in 2025, ranking #199 of 1,568 lenders active in the state. It originated 79.5% of them and denied 2.0% (2.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.4%.

759Applicationsin TX
2.0%Decision denial ratestate 24.9%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$345,000Median loanstate $245,000
$235MVolume55 counties

First Bank in Texas vs the state

2.0%Denial rate-17.45 pts vs state
2.0%Decision denial rate-22.87 pts vs state
79.5%Origination rate+24.57 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.22Rate spread (pts)+0.02 pts vs state
$153kMedian applicant income
603Loans originated
15Denied

Trend in Texas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,0658561.7%6.88%#145
20249407772.1%6.88%#175
20257596032.0%6.75%#199

What First Bank lends in Texas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 550 72% · 2.4% denied
Refinance 133 18% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 47 6% · 4.3% denied
Home improvement 29 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 568 75% · 1.4% denied
FHA 110 14% · 2.7% denied
VA 79 10% · 5.1% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Texas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 6 40%
Credit history 3 20%
Collateral 2 13%
Employment history 2 13%
Unverifiable information 2 13%

Where in Texas

Counties with the most First Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Collin County 120972 1.7%
Denton County 80591 1.3%
Dallas County 77660 0.0%
Wichita County 72632 2.8%
Tarrant County 62521 1.6%
Travis County 52381 1.9%
Parker County 38320 0.0%
Kaufman County 27163 11.1%
Bexar County 26192 7.7%
Grayson County 22160 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: 759 applications in 2025, of which 603 were originated and 15 denied.

2.0% of all applications, or 2.0% 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 6.75%, 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