First Choice · Florida · 2025

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

First Choice took 103 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #480 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 39.8% of them and denied 60.2% (60.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

103Applicationsin FL
60.2%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$65,000Median loanstate $255,000
$3.7MVolume2 counties

First Choice in Florida vs the state

60.2%Denial rate+39.13 pts vs state
60.2%Decision denial rate+32.95 pts vs state
39.8%Origination rate-12.88 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.07Rate spread (pts)-0.20 pts vs state
$96kMedian applicant income
41Loans originated
62Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231085152.8%6.38%#473
2024995841.4%6.75%#478
20251034160.2%6.38%#480

What First Choice lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1 1% · 100.0% denied
Refinance 9 9% · 66.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 5% · 80.0% denied
Home improvement 56 54% · 37.5% denied
Other / HELOC 32 31% · 93.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 103 100% · 60.2% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 22 35%
Credit history 19 31%
Other 14 23%
Collateral 6 10%
Incomplete application 1 2%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most First Choice applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Palm Beach County 33330 0.0%
Broward County 110 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: 103 applications in 2025, of which 41 were originated and 62 denied.

60.2% of all applications, or 60.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans First Choice originated in Florida in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Choice'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