First Colony Mortgage · Florida · 2025

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

First Colony Mortgage took 740 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #191 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 57.7% of them and denied 8.2% (10.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

740Applicationsin FL
10.5%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$355,000Median loanstate $255,000
$171MVolume40 counties

First Colony Mortgage in Florida vs the state

8.2%Denial rate-12.82 pts vs state
10.5%Decision denial rate-16.76 pts vs state
57.7%Origination rate+5.01 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.25Rate spread (pts)-0.02 pts vs state
$130kMedian applicant income
427Loans originated
61Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231121040.9%6.13%#465
20245273509.5%6.50%#237
20257404278.2%6.63%#191

What First Colony Mortgage lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 541 73% · 7.6% denied
Refinance 86 12% · 8.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 113 15% · 11.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 590 80% · 8.6% denied
FHA 97 13% · 10.3% denied
VA 51 7% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Collateral 31 51%
Debt-to-income ratio 13 21%
Credit history 6 10%
Unverifiable information 5 8%
Other 5 8%
Insufficient cash 1 2%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most First Colony Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Miami-Dade County 1025415 14.7%
Broward County 69365 7.2%
Duval County 46244 8.7%
Palm Beach County 40168 20.0%
Hillsborough County 39274 10.3%
Marion County 39302 5.1%
Escambia County 34221 2.9%
Pinellas County 30173 10.0%
Sarasota County 30134 13.3%
Santa Rosa County 25201 4.0%

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: 740 applications in 2025, of which 427 were originated and 61 denied.

8.2% of all applications, or 10.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

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

About this data. Figures are First Colony Mortgage'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