First Financial Bank · Texas · 2025

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

First Financial Bank took 5,147 mortgage applications in Texas in 2025, ranking #35 of 1,568 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.9% of them and denied 10.7% (12.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.4%.

5.1kApplicationsin TX
12.7%Decision denial ratestate 24.9%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.50%
$215,000Median loanstate $245,000
$1.0BVolume142 counties

First Financial Bank in Texas vs the state

10.7%Denial rate-8.74 pts vs state
12.7%Decision denial rate-12.23 pts vs state
72.9%Origination rate+18.06 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
0.29Rate spread (pts)+0.10 pts vs state
$118kMedian applicant income
3,754Loans originated
550Denied

Trend in Texas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235,1063,77511.5%7.50%#38
20245,2573,94010.9%7.38%#32
20255,1473,75410.7%6.88%#35

What First Financial Bank lends in Texas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3,133 61% · 5.1% denied
Refinance 342 7% · 10.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 463 9% · 13.4% denied
Home improvement 830 16% · 17.8% denied
Other / HELOC 379 7% · 38.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,598 89% · 11.7% denied
FHA 319 6% · 2.5% denied
VA 221 4% · 1.4% denied
USDA / RHS 9 0% · 22.2% denied

Why it denied Texas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 257 47%
Credit history 149 27%
Collateral 67 12%
Other 53 10%
Unverifiable information 16 3%
Employment history 5 1%
Incomplete application 2 0%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

Where in Texas

Counties with the most First Financial Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Taylor County 98578750 5.1%
Tarrant County 53538954 10.1%
Harris County 30922523 7.4%
Tom Green County 25417537 14.6%
Dallas County 25316738 15.0%
Parker County 25317937 14.6%
Montgomery County 22716430 13.2%
Brazos County 22217518 8.1%
Johnson County 15710124 15.3%
Jefferson County 14510813 9.0%

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: 5,147 applications in 2025, of which 3,754 were originated and 550 denied.

10.7% of all applications, or 12.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Texas statewide average across all lenders was 19.4%.

The median rate on loans First Financial Bank originated in Texas in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Financial 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