Homestead Funding · Florida · 2025

Homestead Funding in Florida: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Homestead Funding took 101 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #483 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.3% of them and denied 6.9% (8.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

101Applicationsin FL
8.9%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$375,000Median loanstate $255,000
$29MVolume28 counties

Homestead Funding in Florida vs the state

6.9%Denial rate-14.13 pts vs state
8.9%Decision denial rate-18.38 pts vs state
71.3%Origination rate+18.60 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
-0.05Rate spread (pts)-0.32 pts vs state
$152kMedian applicant income
72Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231541163.9%6.38%#423
2024133966.0%6.50%#439
2025101726.9%6.38%#483

What Homestead Funding lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 77 76% · 7.8% denied
Refinance 17 17% · 5.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 6% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 91 90% · 6.6% denied
FHA 4 4% · 25.0% denied
VA 6 6% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Collateral 4 57%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 29%
Credit history 1 14%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most Homestead Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Palm Beach County 1180 0.0%
Pinellas County 971 11.1%
Volusia County 761 14.3%
Marion County 630 0.0%
Sarasota County 641 16.7%
Miami-Dade County 520 0.0%
Manatee County 540 0.0%
Hillsborough County 513 60.0%
St. Lucie County 421 25.0%
Collier County 430 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: 101 applications in 2025, of which 72 were originated and 7 denied.

6.9% of all applications, or 8.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans Homestead Funding originated in Florida in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Homestead Funding'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