Frost Bank · Texas · 2025

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

Frost Bank took 11,929 mortgage applications in Texas in 2025, ranking #17 of 1,568 lenders active in the state. It originated 51.3% of them and denied 41.8% (43.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.4%.

12kApplicationsin TX
43.5%Decision denial ratestate 24.9%
7.57%Median ratestate 6.50%
$125,000Median loanstate $245,000
$1.4BVolume151 counties

Frost Bank in Texas vs the state

41.8%Denial rate+22.39 pts vs state
43.5%Decision denial rate+18.56 pts vs state
51.3%Origination rate-3.60 pts vs state
7.57%Median rate+1.07 pts vs state
0.83Rate spread (pts)+0.64 pts vs state
$148kMedian applicant income
6,117Loans originated
4,989Denied

Trend in Texas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202318,6406,85249.4%6.96%#7
202417,3606,69134.5%7.46%#8
202511,9296,11741.8%7.57%#17

What Frost Bank lends in Texas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,850 16% · 24.7% denied
Refinance 1,381 12% · 37.1% denied
Home improvement 4,814 40% · 44.1% denied
Other / HELOC 3,884 33% · 48.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 11,929 100% · 41.8% denied

Why it denied Texas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2,417 48%
Credit history 1,228 25%
Other 624 13%
Collateral 346 7%
Unverifiable information 213 4%
Employment history 116 2%
Incomplete application 42 1%
Insufficient cash 3 0%

Where in Texas

Counties with the most Frost Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Harris County 1,564746698 44.6%
Tarrant County 1,216647490 40.3%
Dallas County 1,207673458 37.9%
Bexar County 1,146538505 44.1%
Collin County 923525349 37.8%
Travis County 904499337 37.3%
Denton County 806458311 38.6%
Fort Bend County 446217202 45.3%
Montgomery County 440220198 45.0%
Williamson County 357190152 42.6%

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: 11,929 applications in 2025, of which 6,117 were originated and 4,989 denied.

41.8% of all applications, or 43.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Texas statewide average across all lenders was 19.4%.

The median rate on loans Frost Bank originated in Texas in 2025 was 7.57%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Frost Bank'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