Mortgage Research Center · Texas · 2025

Mortgage Research Center in Texas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Mortgage Research Center took 14,249 mortgage applications in Texas in 2025, ranking #14 of 1,568 lenders active in the state. It originated 48.6% of them and denied 17.5% (26.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.4%.

14kApplicationsin TX
26.2%Decision denial ratestate 24.9%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$295,000Median loanstate $245,000
$2.3BVolume220 counties

Mortgage Research Center in Texas vs the state

17.5%Denial rate-1.95 pts vs state
26.2%Decision denial rate+1.33 pts vs state
48.6%Origination rate-6.33 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
-0.32Rate spread (pts)-0.52 pts vs state
$104kMedian applicant income
6,918Loans originated
2,491Denied

Trend in Texas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202311,5645,85112.7%6.75%#15
202412,6896,43114.5%6.25%#14
202514,2496,91817.5%6.25%#14

What Mortgage Research Center lends in Texas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 10,124 71% · 6.8% denied
Refinance 4,023 28% · 43.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 102 1% · 65.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 628 4% · 24.4% denied
FHA 663 5% · 42.1% denied
VA 12,936 91% · 15.9% denied
USDA / RHS 22 0% · 27.3% denied

Why it denied Texas applicants

Credit history 994 40%
Other 901 36%
Incomplete application 354 14%
Debt-to-income ratio 143 6%
Collateral 62 2%
Employment history 29 1%
Insufficient cash 8 0%

Where in Texas

Counties with the most Mortgage Research Center applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bexar County 1,288571235 18.2%
Harris County 1,075471212 19.7%
Bell County 932522138 14.8%
Tarrant County 861424133 15.4%
El Paso County 824404139 16.9%
Dallas County 42019587 20.7%
Montgomery County 40317069 17.1%
Denton County 36516680 21.9%
Williamson County 34115663 18.5%
Collin County 32613263 19.3%

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: 14,249 applications in 2025, of which 6,918 were originated and 2,491 denied.

17.5% of all applications, or 26.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Texas statewide average across all lenders was 19.4%.

The median rate on loans Mortgage Research Center originated in Texas in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Mortgage Research Center'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