FIRST FLORIDA Credit Union · Florida · 2025

FIRST FLORIDA Credit Union in Florida: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

FIRST FLORIDA Credit Union took 251 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #338 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 46.2% of them and denied 18.7% (28.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

251Applicationsin FL
28.7%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
7.15%Median ratestate 6.63%
$185,000Median loanstate $255,000
$26MVolume40 counties

FIRST FLORIDA Credit Union in Florida vs the state

18.7%Denial rate-2.33 pts vs state
28.7%Decision denial rate+1.42 pts vs state
46.2%Origination rate-6.47 pts vs state
7.15%Median rate+0.53 pts vs state
0.78Rate spread (pts)+0.52 pts vs state
$117kMedian applicant income
116Loans originated
47Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202344520526.1%6.41%#245
202436316122.0%7.15%#279
202525111618.7%7.15%#338

What FIRST FLORIDA Credit Union lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 69 27% · 2.9% denied
Refinance 24 10% · 41.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 87 35% · 18.4% denied
Home improvement 32 13% · 31.3% denied
Other / HELOC 39 16% · 23.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 244 97% · 18.4% denied
VA 7 3% · 28.6% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 26 55%
Credit history 10 21%
Collateral 8 17%
Other 3 6%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most FIRST FLORIDA Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Leon County 44282 4.5%
Duval County 44228 18.2%
Broward County 2366 26.1%
St. Johns County 1874 22.2%
Miami-Dade County 1645 31.3%
Orange County 1152 18.2%
Palm Beach County 843 37.5%
Gadsden County 823 37.5%
Hillsborough County 630 0.0%
Wakulla County 622 33.3%

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: 251 applications in 2025, of which 116 were originated and 47 denied.

18.7% of all applications, or 28.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans FIRST FLORIDA Credit Union originated in Florida in 2025 was 7.15%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are FIRST FLORIDA Credit Union'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