Gateway First Bank · Florida · 2025

Gateway First Bank in Florida: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Gateway First Bank took 326 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #292 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 68.4% of them and denied 7.1% (9.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

326Applicationsin FL
9.3%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$235,000Median loanstate $255,000
$53MVolume32 counties

Gateway First Bank in Florida vs the state

7.1%Denial rate-14.00 pts vs state
9.3%Decision denial rate-17.97 pts vs state
68.4%Origination rate+15.71 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.36Rate spread (pts)+0.09 pts vs state
$86kMedian applicant income
223Loans originated
23Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234923396.3%6.63%#232
20242992124.4%6.75%#317
20253262237.1%6.63%#292

What Gateway First Bank lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 266 82% · 5.6% denied
Refinance 36 11% · 11.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 20 6% · 20.0% denied
Other / HELOC 4 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 221 68% · 5.9% denied
FHA 89 27% · 7.9% denied
VA 15 5% · 20.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 12 52%
Credit history 4 17%
Other 2 9%
Unverifiable information 2 9%
Collateral 2 9%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 4%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most Gateway First Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Duval County 1311016 4.6%
Clay County 48322 4.2%
Nassau County 29241 3.4%
Volusia County 1140 0.0%
Orange County 1050 0.0%
Broward County 1060 0.0%
Miami-Dade County 1027 70.0%
Pinellas County 633 50.0%
St. Johns County 660 0.0%
Bradford County 650 0.0%

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: 326 applications in 2025, of which 223 were originated and 23 denied.

7.1% of all applications, or 9.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans Gateway First Bank originated in Florida in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Gateway First Bank'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