First Federal Bank · Hawaii · 2025

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

First Federal Bank took 14 mortgage applications in Hawaii in 2025, ranking #153 of 321 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.0% of them and denied 7.1% (12.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.8%.

14Applicationsin HI
12.5%Decision denial ratestate 27.3%
5.63%Median ratestate 6.15%
$745,000Median loanstate $405,000
$4.3MVolume3 counties

First Federal Bank in Hawaii vs the state

7.1%Denial rate-14.69 pts vs state
12.5%Decision denial rate-14.81 pts vs state
50.0%Origination rate-5.37 pts vs state
5.63%Median rate-0.53 pts vs state
-0.31Rate spread (pts)-0.06 pts vs state
$222kMedian applicant income
7Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Hawaii

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20249311.1%5.75%#154
20251477.1%5.63%#153

What First Federal Bank lends in Hawaii

By loan purpose

Home purchase 12 86% · 8.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 14% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 11 79% · 9.1% denied
VA 3 21% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Hawaii applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 100%

Where in Hawaii

Counties with the most First Federal Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Honolulu County 841 12.5%
Maui County 310 0.0%
Hawaii County 320 0.0%

Other large lenders in Hawaii

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Bank of HawaiiC 3,67927.8%6.00%
First Hawaiian BankB 2,74019.4%5.87%
American Savings BankC 2,47934.5%5.65%
Hawaiiusa Federal Credit UnionC 1,83338.1%5.65%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 1,71011.1%6.13%
Rocket MortgageC 1,63722.4%6.63%
Central Pacific BankC 1,51933.6%6.13%
Hawaii State Federal Credit UnionC 1,41830.0%5.90%
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 98530.2%8.10%
Freedom MortgageB 92410.8%5.75%

Frequently asked questions

Hawaii: 14 applications in 2025, of which 7 were originated and 1 denied.

7.1% of all applications, or 12.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Hawaii statewide average across all lenders was 21.8%.

The median rate on loans First Federal Bank originated in Hawaii in 2025 was 5.63%, against a statewide median of 6.15%.

About this data. Figures are First Federal Bank's own HMDA filing for properties located in Hawaii, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology