FirstLight Federal Credit Union · Texas · 2025

FirstLight Federal Credit Union in Texas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

FirstLight Federal Credit Union took 833 mortgage applications in Texas in 2025, ranking #186 of 1,568 lenders active in the state. It originated 21.5% of them and denied 36.0% (56.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.4%.

833Applicationsin TX
56.8%Decision denial ratestate 24.9%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$135,000Median loanstate $245,000
$29MVolume19 counties

FirstLight Federal Credit Union in Texas vs the state

36.0%Denial rate+16.58 pts vs state
56.8%Decision denial rate+31.92 pts vs state
21.5%Origination rate-33.39 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.44Rate spread (pts)+0.24 pts vs state
$76kMedian applicant income
179Loans originated
300Denied

Trend in Texas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202398118833.4%7.50%#153
202463518135.3%6.63%#219
202583317936.0%6.63%#186

What FirstLight Federal Credit Union lends in Texas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 383 46% · 31.3% denied
Refinance 25 3% · 40.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 425 51% · 40.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 748 90% · 36.8% denied
FHA 44 5% · 22.7% denied
VA 41 5% · 36.6% denied

Why it denied Texas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 145 48%
Credit history 123 41%
Collateral 15 5%
Other 7 2%
Employment history 5 2%
Unverifiable information 3 1%
Insufficient cash 2 1%

Where in Texas

Counties with the most FirstLight Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
El Paso County 625175212 33.9%
Tarrant County 722 28.6%
Dallas County 500 0.0%
Bexar County 411 25.0%
Harris County 200 0.0%
Brazoria County 100 0.0%
Potter County 100 0.0%
Hudspeth County 110 0.0%
Comal County 100 0.0%
Liberty County 101 100.0%

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: 833 applications in 2025, of which 179 were originated and 300 denied.

36.0% of all applications, or 56.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Texas statewide average across all lenders was 19.4%.

The median rate on loans FirstLight Federal Credit Union originated in Texas in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are FirstLight Federal Credit Union'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