Guaranteed Rate · Texas · 2025

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

Guaranteed Rate took 7,396 mortgage applications in Texas in 2025, ranking #26 of 1,568 lenders active in the state. It originated 44.9% of them and denied 5.9% (11.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.4%.

7.4kApplicationsin TX
11.4%Decision denial ratestate 24.9%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$305,000Median loanstate $245,000
$1.3BVolume168 counties

Guaranteed Rate in Texas vs the state

5.9%Denial rate-13.55 pts vs state
11.4%Decision denial rate-13.55 pts vs state
44.9%Origination rate-10.02 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.23Rate spread (pts)+0.04 pts vs state
$130kMedian applicant income
3,318Loans originated
435Denied

Trend in Texas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20239,2484,1804.2%6.63%#21
20246,1843,7246.2%6.63%#28
20257,3963,3185.9%6.50%#26

What Guaranteed Rate lends in Texas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4,843 65% · 3.5% denied
Refinance 1,220 16% · 4.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,016 14% · 7.3% denied
Home improvement 101 1% · 47.5% denied
Other / HELOC 216 3% · 44.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 5,084 69% · 6.2% denied
FHA 1,448 20% · 6.0% denied
VA 838 11% · 3.5% denied
USDA / RHS 26 0% · 7.7% denied

Why it denied Texas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 142 33%
Other 102 23%
Credit history 55 13%
Collateral 51 12%
Incomplete application 44 10%
Unverifiable information 21 5%
Insufficient cash 15 3%
Employment history 5 1%

Where in Texas

Counties with the most Guaranteed Rate applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Harris County 1,02344169 6.7%
Dallas County 84340532 3.8%
Tarrant County 55825830 5.4%
Bexar County 48022227 5.6%
Collin County 47917719 4.0%
Denton County 36214222 6.1%
Travis County 2669917 6.4%
Montgomery County 23210012 5.2%
Fort Bend County 2199218 8.2%
Williamson County 175476 3.4%

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: 7,396 applications in 2025, of which 3,318 were originated and 435 denied.

5.9% of all applications, or 11.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Texas statewide average across all lenders was 19.4%.

The median rate on loans Guaranteed Rate originated in Texas in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Guaranteed Rate'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