First Financial Bank · Florida · 2025

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

First Financial Bank took 50 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #599 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.0% of them and denied 24.0% (27.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

50Applicationsin FL
27.9%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$320,000Median loanstate $255,000
$13MVolume20 counties

First Financial Bank in Florida vs the state

24.0%Denial rate+2.94 pts vs state
27.9%Decision denial rate+0.67 pts vs state
62.0%Origination rate+9.31 pts vs state
6.99%Median rate+0.37 pts vs state
0.25Rate spread (pts)-0.02 pts vs state
$266kMedian applicant income
31Loans originated
12Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023684822.1%6.69%#559
2024522934.6%6.99%#592
2025503124.0%6.99%#599

What First Financial Bank lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 22 44% · 9.1% denied
Refinance 4 8% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 8% · 25.0% denied
Home improvement 2 4% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 18 36% · 44.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 50 100% · 24.0% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 5 42%
Incomplete application 3 25%
Collateral 2 17%
Credit history 1 8%
Employment history 1 8%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most First Financial Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Collier County 723 42.9%
Manatee County 641 16.7%
Sarasota County 642 33.3%
Pinellas County 550 0.0%
Orange County 430 0.0%
Okaloosa County 330 0.0%
Palm Beach County 320 0.0%
Lee County 310 0.0%
Volusia County 211 50.0%
Charlotte County 110 0.0%

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: 50 applications in 2025, of which 31 were originated and 12 denied.

24.0% of all applications, or 27.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans First Financial Bank originated in Florida in 2025 was 6.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Financial 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