First Equity Mortgage Bankers · Florida · 2025

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

First Equity Mortgage Bankers took 335 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #290 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.0% of them and denied 4.5% (5.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

335Applicationsin FL
5.9%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$455,000Median loanstate $255,000
$147MVolume29 counties

First Equity Mortgage Bankers in Florida vs the state

4.5%Denial rate-16.58 pts vs state
5.9%Decision denial rate-21.31 pts vs state
71.0%Origination rate+18.35 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.51Rate spread (pts)+0.25 pts vs state
$183kMedian applicant income
238Loans originated
15Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233572335.6%6.75%#287
20243832546.0%7.00%#268
20253352384.5%6.75%#290

What First Equity Mortgage Bankers lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 269 80% · 4.5% denied
Refinance 14 4% · 21.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 52 16% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 295 88% · 4.1% denied
FHA 38 11% · 7.9% denied
VA 2 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Other 8 53%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 33%
Insufficient cash 1 7%
Collateral 1 7%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most First Equity Mortgage Bankers applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Miami-Dade County 134927 5.2%
Broward County 48403 6.3%
Palm Beach County 37280 0.0%
Hillsborough County 33231 3.0%
Pasco County 1070 0.0%
St. Lucie County 731 14.3%
Orange County 741 14.3%
Lee County 641 16.7%
Pinellas County 530 0.0%
Seminole County 430 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: 335 applications in 2025, of which 238 were originated and 15 denied.

4.5% of all applications, or 5.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

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

About this data. Figures are First Equity Mortgage Bankers'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