Firstmark · Texas · 2025

Firstmark in Texas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Firstmark took 810 mortgage applications in Texas in 2025, ranking #189 of 1,568 lenders active in the state. It originated 41.0% of them and denied 40.9% (49.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.4%.

810Applicationsin TX
49.8%Decision denial ratestate 24.9%
7.04%Median ratestate 6.50%
$75,000Median loanstate $245,000
$38MVolume35 counties

Firstmark in Texas vs the state

40.9%Denial rate+21.43 pts vs state
49.8%Decision denial rate+24.87 pts vs state
41.0%Origination rate-13.89 pts vs state
7.04%Median rate+0.54 pts vs state
1.15Rate spread (pts)+0.96 pts vs state
$83kMedian applicant income
332Loans originated
331Denied

Trend in Texas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202374630445.8%7.54%#197
202489335142.4%7.29%#182
202581033240.9%7.04%#189

What Firstmark lends in Texas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 79 10% · 15.2% denied
Refinance 195 24% · 32.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 56 7% · 21.4% denied
Home improvement 198 24% · 50.5% denied
Other / HELOC 282 35% · 50.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 804 99% · 41.0% denied
VA 6 1% · 16.7% denied

Why it denied Texas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 133 40%
Credit history 114 34%
Other 64 19%
Collateral 15 5%
Incomplete application 2 1%
Unverifiable information 2 1%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in Texas

Counties with the most Firstmark applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bexar County 674275278 41.2%
Guadalupe County 23174 17.4%
Comal County 19134 21.1%
Wilson County 1858 44.4%
Atascosa County 1219 75.0%
Medina County 1127 63.6%
Gillespie County 761 14.3%
Bandera County 513 60.0%
Kendall County 412 50.0%
Harris County 421 25.0%

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: 810 applications in 2025, of which 332 were originated and 331 denied.

40.9% of all applications, or 49.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Texas statewide average across all lenders was 19.4%.

The median rate on loans Firstmark originated in Texas in 2025 was 7.04%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Firstmark'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