First Federal Bank · Florida · 2025

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

First Federal Bank took 1,421 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #118 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.3% of them and denied 11.3% (15.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

1.4kApplicationsin FL
15.1%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$275,000Median loanstate $255,000
$269MVolume63 counties

First Federal Bank in Florida vs the state

11.3%Denial rate-9.80 pts vs state
15.1%Decision denial rate-12.16 pts vs state
63.3%Origination rate+10.58 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.06Rate spread (pts)-0.20 pts vs state
$106kMedian applicant income
899Loans originated
160Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,09974711.1%6.50%#139
20241,35683312.2%6.50%#114
20251,42189911.3%6.38%#118

What First Federal Bank lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,149 81% · 9.6% denied
Refinance 85 6% · 7.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 140 10% · 26.4% denied
Home improvement 16 1% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 31 2% · 9.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 896 63% · 9.8% denied
FHA 283 20% · 18.4% denied
VA 232 16% · 8.6% denied
USDA / RHS 10 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 48 30%
Credit history 40 25%
Incomplete application 27 17%
Collateral 23 14%
Other 10 6%
Unverifiable information 5 3%
Employment history 4 3%
Insufficient cash 3 2%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most First Federal Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Duval County 29619834 11.5%
Marion County 866011 12.8%
Columbia County 815215 18.5%
Clay County 71555 7.0%
Suwannee County 694312 17.4%
Nassau County 59387 11.9%
Baker County 52424 7.7%
St. Johns County 49343 6.1%
Jackson County 35214 11.4%
Lake County 34193 8.8%

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: 1,421 applications in 2025, of which 899 were originated and 160 denied.

11.3% of all applications, or 15.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

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

About this data. Figures are First Federal Bank'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