Guaranteed Rate · Florida · 2025

Guaranteed Rate in Florida: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Guaranteed Rate took 7,020 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #31 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 45.6% of them and denied 9.4% (16.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

7.0kApplicationsin FL
16.6%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$305,000Median loanstate $255,000
$1.2BVolume66 counties

Guaranteed Rate in Florida vs the state

9.4%Denial rate-11.66 pts vs state
16.6%Decision denial rate-10.66 pts vs state
45.6%Origination rate-7.05 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.29Rate spread (pts)+0.03 pts vs state
$114kMedian applicant income
3,204Loans originated
660Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20237,9693,8166.7%6.63%#28
20246,2773,35010.8%6.65%#34
20257,0203,2049.4%6.63%#31

What Guaranteed Rate lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4,342 62% · 6.3% denied
Refinance 848 12% · 5.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,273 18% · 11.9% denied
Home improvement 217 3% · 37.3% denied
Other / HELOC 340 5% · 31.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,778 68% · 9.1% denied
FHA 1,525 22% · 12.4% denied
VA 707 10% · 5.0% denied
USDA / RHS 10 0% · 30.0% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 235 36%
Credit history 110 17%
Collateral 88 13%
Incomplete application 80 12%
Other 70 11%
Unverifiable information 42 6%
Insufficient cash 23 3%
Employment history 12 2%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most Guaranteed Rate applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Palm Beach County 48220756 11.6%
Broward County 45815654 11.8%
Hillsborough County 44122141 9.3%
Pinellas County 44021635 8.0%
Orange County 42117436 8.6%
Pasco County 39623031 7.8%
Polk County 38721139 10.1%
Duval County 34716931 8.9%
Miami-Dade County 32510250 15.4%
Lee County 31716829 9.1%

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: 7,020 applications in 2025, of which 3,204 were originated and 660 denied.

9.4% of all applications, or 16.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans Guaranteed Rate originated in Florida in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Guaranteed Rate'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