First Equity Mortgage · Texas · 2025

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

First Equity Mortgage took 580 mortgage applications in Texas in 2025, ranking #237 of 1,568 lenders active in the state. It originated 52.4% of them and denied 12.6% (19.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.4%.

580Applicationsin TX
19.4%Decision denial ratestate 24.9%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$635,000Median loanstate $245,000
$187MVolume20 counties

First Equity Mortgage in Texas vs the state

12.6%Denial rate-6.84 pts vs state
19.4%Decision denial rate-5.54 pts vs state
52.4%Origination rate-2.47 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.06Rate spread (pts)-0.13 pts vs state
$251kMedian applicant income
304Loans originated
73Denied

Trend in Texas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202371838710.6%6.00%#206
202456232910.9%6.50%#236
202558030412.6%6.38%#237

What First Equity Mortgage lends in Texas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 576 99% · 12.7% denied
Refinance 4 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 501 86% · 10.0% denied
FHA 24 4% · 45.8% denied
VA 55 9% · 21.8% denied

Why it denied Texas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 37 51%
Credit history 15 21%
Other 8 11%
Employment history 6 8%
Insufficient cash 5 7%
Unverifiable information 2 3%

Where in Texas

Counties with the most First Equity Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Collin County 1748630 17.2%
Denton County 66412 3.0%
Montgomery County 55304 7.3%
Williamson County 51293 5.9%
Travis County 37244 10.8%
Tarrant County 36182 5.6%
Brazoria County 32125 15.6%
Fort Bend County 28176 21.4%
Rockwall County 19103 15.8%
Parker County 17150 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: 580 applications in 2025, of which 304 were originated and 73 denied.

12.6% of all applications, or 19.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Texas statewide average across all lenders was 19.4%.

The median rate on loans First Equity Mortgage originated in Texas in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Equity Mortgage'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