Gateway First Bank · Texas · 2025

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

Gateway First Bank took 3,016 mortgage applications in Texas in 2025, ranking #62 of 1,568 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.2% of them and denied 4.3% (5.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.4%.

3.0kApplicationsin TX
5.6%Decision denial ratestate 24.9%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$255,000Median loanstate $245,000
$602MVolume140 counties

Gateway First Bank in Texas vs the state

4.3%Denial rate-15.12 pts vs state
5.6%Decision denial rate-19.30 pts vs state
72.2%Origination rate+17.33 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.28Rate spread (pts)+0.08 pts vs state
$112kMedian applicant income
2,178Loans originated
130Denied

Trend in Texas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235,0913,4255.8%6.75%#39
20243,5972,5335.9%6.75%#51
20253,0162,1784.3%6.63%#62

What Gateway First Bank lends in Texas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2,219 74% · 3.0% denied
Refinance 371 12% · 5.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 336 11% · 9.2% denied
Home improvement 15 0% · 20.0% denied
Other / HELOC 75 2% · 9.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,941 64% · 4.2% denied
FHA 756 25% · 4.5% denied
VA 315 10% · 4.8% denied
USDA / RHS 4 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Texas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 59 45%
Credit history 38 29%
Collateral 9 7%
Unverifiable information 7 5%
Other 6 5%
Insufficient cash 6 5%
Mortgage insurance denied 4 3%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in Texas

Counties with the most Gateway First Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bexar County 35024816 4.6%
Harris County 2891999 3.1%
Tarrant County 26019712 4.6%
Brazoria County 2001465 2.5%
Ellis County 1991437 3.5%
Galveston County 1451086 4.1%
Dallas County 128947 5.5%
Johnson County 80586 7.5%
Nueces County 66463 4.5%
Hood County 63432 3.2%

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: 3,016 applications in 2025, of which 2,178 were originated and 130 denied.

4.3% of all applications, or 5.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Texas statewide average across all lenders was 19.4%.

The median rate on loans Gateway First Bank originated in Texas in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Gateway First 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