Independent Bank · Florida · 2025

Independent Bank in Florida: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Independent Bank took 23 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #741 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 82.6% of them and denied 4.4% (5.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

23Applicationsin FL
5.0%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$255,000Median loanstate $255,000
$8.2MVolume12 counties

Independent Bank in Florida vs the state

4.4%Denial rate-16.71 pts vs state
5.0%Decision denial rate-22.24 pts vs state
82.6%Origination rate+29.92 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.18Rate spread (pts)-0.09 pts vs state
$178kMedian applicant income
19Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023432414.0%6.56%#658
2024322112.5%6.88%#686
202523194.4%6.75%#741

What Independent Bank lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 20 87% · 5.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 9% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 23 100% · 4.4% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Credit history 1 100%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most Independent Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Sumter County 440 0.0%
Collier County 440 0.0%
Lee County 320 0.0%
Citrus County 220 0.0%
Flagler County 210 0.0%
Broward County 211 50.0%
Santa Rosa County 100 0.0%
Palm Beach County 110 0.0%
Orange County 110 0.0%
Pinellas County 110 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: 23 applications in 2025, of which 19 were originated and 1 denied.

4.4% of all applications, or 5.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans Independent Bank originated in Florida in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Independent Bank'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