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Florida Central Credit Union review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Florida Central Credit Union earns an F, in the bottom tier of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 35.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 5th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 1.32 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 6th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

422Applications2025
41.2%Originatedof applications
35.6%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
5.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$23MLoan volume2 states

Florida Central Credit Union at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

23.2%Denial rate (all applications)+5.24 pts vs national
35.6%Denial rate (decided applications)+13.05 pts vs national
41.2%Origination rate-16.80 pts vs national
21.3%Withdrawn by applicant
13.5%Closed for incompleteness
5.50%Median interest rate-1.13 pts vs national
1.32Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+1.07 pts vs national
$105,000Median loan amount
$3,025Median total loan costs
$102kMedian applicant income
54%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the F grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

5th35.6% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

6th1.32 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

3rd34.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

21st2.88% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202331713623.3%35.2%7.38%$8.9M
20241626225.3%39.8%6.25%$12M
202542217423.2%35.6%5.50%$23M

What Florida Central Credit Union lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 71 17% · 22.5% denied
Refinance 322 76% · 22.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 2% · 14.3% denied
Other / HELOC 22 5% · 40.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 422 100% · 23.2% denied

Also: 202 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 27 investment properties.

Why Florida Central Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 98 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 57 58%
Credit history 19 19%
Collateral 16 16%
Other 6 6%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Florida Central Credit Union

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k471264.9%
$50k – $100k1515142.7%
$100k – $150k965218.8%
$150k – $250k753031.1%
Over $250k452521.2%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34321028.6%
35–44943835.0%
45–54974133.3%
55–641104145.3%
65–74602931.0%
Over 74281523.8%

Where Florida Central Credit Union lends

2 states and 11 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Florida2101746.7%5.50%#359

Frequently asked questions

Florida Central Credit Union denied 35.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 5th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Florida Central Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 58.2% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Florida Central Credit Union originated in 2025 was 5.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 1.32 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 17% of its applications were for home purchases, 78% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 5% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Florida Central Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology