Nations Lending · Florida · 2025

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

Nations Lending took 289 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #311 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 68.9% of them and denied 12.5% (13.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

289Applicationsin FL
13.3%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$245,000Median loanstate $255,000
$59MVolume53 counties

Nations Lending in Florida vs the state

12.5%Denial rate-8.60 pts vs state
13.3%Decision denial rate-13.96 pts vs state
68.9%Origination rate+16.17 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.45Rate spread (pts)+0.18 pts vs state
$82kMedian applicant income
199Loans originated
36Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235533579.0%6.75%#218
20244542829.9%6.75%#253
202528919912.5%6.50%#311

What Nations Lending lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 100 35% · 9.0% denied
Refinance 62 21% · 4.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 127 44% · 18.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 111 38% · 9.0% denied
FHA 129 45% · 17.1% denied
VA 49 17% · 8.2% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Credit history 13 36%
Collateral 8 22%
Other 6 17%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 17%
Incomplete application 3 8%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most Nations Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hillsborough County 23161 4.3%
Polk County 23133 13.0%
Lee County 21143 14.3%
Orange County 17130 0.0%
Lake County 16113 18.8%
Citrus County 13112 15.4%
Marion County 1361 7.7%
Volusia County 1191 9.1%
Pasco County 1073 30.0%
Hernando County 850 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: 289 applications in 2025, of which 199 were originated and 36 denied.

12.5% of all applications, or 13.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans Nations Lending originated in Florida in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Nations Lending'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