First Federal Bank · Texas · 2025

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

First Federal Bank took 377 mortgage applications in Texas in 2025, ranking #309 of 1,568 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.0% of them and denied 9.3% (16.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.4%.

377Applicationsin TX
16.4%Decision denial ratestate 24.9%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.50%
$375,000Median loanstate $245,000
$77MVolume62 counties

First Federal Bank in Texas vs the state

9.3%Denial rate-10.15 pts vs state
16.4%Decision denial rate-8.47 pts vs state
47.0%Origination rate-7.93 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.35Rate spread (pts)-0.54 pts vs state
$171kMedian applicant income
177Loans originated
35Denied

Trend in Texas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023204979.8%6.50%#396
202442921911.4%6.13%#270
20253771779.3%6.13%#309

What First Federal Bank lends in Texas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 302 80% · 6.6% denied
Refinance 55 15% · 12.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 18 5% · 44.4% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 230 61% · 9.6% denied
FHA 25 7% · 20.0% denied
VA 121 32% · 6.6% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Texas applicants

Incomplete application 12 34%
Debt-to-income ratio 10 29%
Credit history 7 20%
Other 3 9%
Unverifiable information 1 3%
Employment history 1 3%
Collateral 1 3%

Where in Texas

Counties with the most First Federal Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Harris County 64264 6.3%
Denton County 32164 12.5%
Travis County 27112 7.4%
Collin County 26113 11.5%
Bexar County 22121 4.5%
Tarrant County 2283 13.6%
Dallas County 18100 0.0%
Fort Bend County 1763 17.6%
Montgomery County 1690 0.0%
Williamson County 1151 9.1%

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: 377 applications in 2025, of which 177 were originated and 35 denied.

9.3% of all applications, or 16.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Texas statewide average across all lenders was 19.4%.

The median rate on loans First Federal Bank originated in Texas in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Federal Bank'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