First Community · Florida · 2025

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

First Community took 9 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #956 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 77.8% of them and denied 11.1% (12.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

9Applicationsin FL
12.5%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$365,000Median loanstate $255,000
$3.1MVolume6 counties

First Community in Florida vs the state

11.1%Denial rate-9.95 pts vs state
12.5%Decision denial rate-14.74 pts vs state
77.8%Origination rate+25.09 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
-0.06Rate spread (pts)-0.33 pts vs state
$159kMedian applicant income
7Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202313623.1%5.00%#921
20248437.5%6.38%#974
20259711.1%6.75%#956

What First Community lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 8 89% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 1 11% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 9 100% · 11.1% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 100%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most First Community applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lee County 320 0.0%
Bay County 211 50.0%
Pinellas County 110 0.0%
Brevard County 110 0.0%
Palm Beach County 110 0.0%
Lake 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: 9 applications in 2025, of which 7 were originated and 1 denied.

11.1% of all applications, or 12.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans First Community originated in Florida in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Community'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