First Technology Federal Credit Union · Florida · 2025

First Technology Federal Credit Union in Florida: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Technology Federal Credit Union took 136 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #433 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 48.5% of them and denied 28.7% (32.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

136Applicationsin FL
32.0%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
7.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$155,000Median loanstate $255,000
$19MVolume29 counties

First Technology Federal Credit Union in Florida vs the state

28.7%Denial rate+7.62 pts vs state
32.0%Decision denial rate+4.73 pts vs state
48.5%Origination rate-4.16 pts vs state
7.75%Median rate+1.13 pts vs state
0.55Rate spread (pts)+0.28 pts vs state
$150kMedian applicant income
66Loans originated
39Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023955019.0%7.75%#495
2024853827.1%8.25%#510
20251366628.7%7.75%#433

What First Technology Federal Credit Union lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 20 15% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 4 3% · 50.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 25 18% · 40.0% denied
Home improvement 28 21% · 3.6% denied
Other / HELOC 59 43% · 44.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 136 100% · 28.7% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 24 62%
Credit history 8 21%
Collateral 7 18%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most First Technology Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Broward County 17134 23.5%
Miami-Dade County 1455 35.7%
Hillsborough County 1343 23.1%
Palm Beach County 1063 30.0%
Seminole County 942 22.2%
Sarasota County 833 37.5%
Pasco County 831 12.5%
Orange County 833 37.5%
Pinellas County 752 28.6%
Lee County 631 16.7%

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: 136 applications in 2025, of which 66 were originated and 39 denied.

28.7% of all applications, or 32.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans First Technology Federal Credit Union originated in Florida in 2025 was 7.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Technology Federal 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