First Home Mortgage · Florida · 2025

First Home Mortgage in Florida: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Home Mortgage took 78 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #527 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.6% of them and denied 5.1% (6.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

78Applicationsin FL
6.3%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$425,000Median loanstate $255,000
$29MVolume23 counties

First Home Mortgage in Florida vs the state

5.1%Denial rate-15.93 pts vs state
6.3%Decision denial rate-20.99 pts vs state
75.6%Origination rate+22.95 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.20Rate spread (pts)-0.07 pts vs state
$177kMedian applicant income
59Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202373545.5%6.49%#548
202486633.5%6.75%#508
202578595.1%6.50%#527

What First Home Mortgage lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 66 85% · 3.0% denied
Refinance 6 8% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 6% · 20.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 1% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 54 69% · 5.6% denied
FHA 7 9% · 0.0% denied
VA 17 22% · 5.9% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Collateral 3 75%
Credit history 1 25%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most First Home Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Manatee County 18130 0.0%
Pinellas County 16103 18.8%
Sarasota County 1080 0.0%
Hillsborough County 320 0.0%
Charlotte County 330 0.0%
Lee County 330 0.0%
Broward County 320 0.0%
Polk County 220 0.0%
Marion County 210 0.0%
Santa Rosa County 220 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: 78 applications in 2025, of which 59 were originated and 4 denied.

5.1% of all applications, or 6.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans First Home Mortgage originated in Florida in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Home Mortgage'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