Lower · Florida · 2025

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

Lower took 2,831 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #73 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.8% of them and denied 11.3% (15.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

2.8kApplicationsin FL
15.5%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$285,000Median loanstate $255,000
$559MVolume61 counties

Lower in Florida vs the state

11.3%Denial rate-9.76 pts vs state
15.5%Decision denial rate-11.71 pts vs state
60.8%Origination rate+8.10 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.38Rate spread (pts)+0.11 pts vs state
$111kMedian applicant income
1,721Loans originated
320Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,0821,36114.5%6.75%#83
20242,5861,52212.8%6.75%#72
20252,8311,72111.3%6.63%#73

What Lower lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,970 70% · 7.9% denied
Refinance 216 8% · 18.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 645 23% · 19.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,748 62% · 8.4% denied
FHA 815 29% · 17.3% denied
VA 252 9% · 11.5% denied
USDA / RHS 16 1% · 18.8% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 121 38%
Credit history 88 28%
Collateral 48 15%
Unverifiable information 18 6%
Other 15 5%
Employment history 12 4%
Incomplete application 9 3%
Insufficient cash 9 3%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most Lower applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lee County 28020719 6.8%
Broward County 21712131 14.3%
Polk County 20214321 10.4%
Hillsborough County 20013315 7.5%
Palm Beach County 18911117 9.0%
Pinellas County 18712712 6.4%
Miami-Dade County 1808036 20.0%
Orange County 1136213 11.5%
DeSoto County 105828 7.6%
Charlotte County 1046813 12.5%

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: 2,831 applications in 2025, of which 1,721 were originated and 320 denied.

11.3% of all applications, or 15.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

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

About this data. Figures are Lower'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