Highlands Residential Mortgage · Florida · 2025

Highlands Residential Mortgage in Florida: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Highlands Residential Mortgage took 197 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #368 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 70.1% of them and denied 6.1% (7.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

197Applicationsin FL
7.6%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$345,000Median loanstate $255,000
$55MVolume30 counties

Highlands Residential Mortgage in Florida vs the state

6.1%Denial rate-14.97 pts vs state
7.6%Decision denial rate-19.69 pts vs state
70.1%Origination rate+17.36 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.41Rate spread (pts)+0.14 pts vs state
$129kMedian applicant income
138Loans originated
12Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,2968104.1%6.75%#123
20248634976.4%6.88%#172
20251971386.1%6.75%#368

What Highlands Residential Mortgage lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 160 81% · 5.6% denied
Refinance 19 10% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 18 9% · 16.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 153 78% · 7.2% denied
FHA 36 18% · 2.8% denied
VA 8 4% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Collateral 4 33%
Unverifiable information 3 25%
Other 3 25%
Credit history 1 8%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 8%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most Highlands Residential Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lee County 52412 3.8%
Miami-Dade County 36263 8.3%
Palm Beach County 29173 10.3%
Pasco County 1261 8.3%
Broward County 1071 10.0%
Hernando County 870 0.0%
Walton County 640 0.0%
Pinellas County 430 0.0%
Collier County 440 0.0%
Martin County 320 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: 197 applications in 2025, of which 138 were originated and 12 denied.

6.1% of all applications, or 7.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans Highlands Residential Mortgage originated in Florida in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Highlands Residential 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