Golden Empire Mortgage · Florida · 2025

Golden Empire Mortgage in Florida: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Golden Empire Mortgage took 13 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #853 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 53.9% of them and denied 15.4% (20.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

13Applicationsin FL
20.0%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$395,000Median loanstate $255,000
$2.9MVolume8 counties

Golden Empire Mortgage in Florida vs the state

15.4%Denial rate-5.68 pts vs state
20.0%Decision denial rate-7.24 pts vs state
53.9%Origination rate+1.16 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.27Rate spread (pts)0.00 pts vs state
$155kMedian applicant income
7Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20249322.2%6.63%#946
202513715.4%6.38%#853

What Golden Empire Mortgage lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 8 62% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 2 15% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 23% · 66.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 5 38% · 40.0% denied
FHA 5 38% · 0.0% denied
VA 3 23% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 50%
Insufficient cash 1 50%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most Golden Empire Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Broward County 532 40.0%
Marion County 220 0.0%
Hillsborough County 100 0.0%
Sumter County 110 0.0%
Polk County 110 0.0%
Brevard County 100 0.0%
Pasco County 100 0.0%
Duval County 100 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: 13 applications in 2025, of which 7 were originated and 2 denied.

15.4% of all applications, or 20.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans Golden Empire Mortgage originated in Florida in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Golden Empire Mortgage'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