NFM · Florida · 2025

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

NFM took 2,591 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #79 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 77.2% of them and denied 3.2% (3.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

2.6kApplicationsin FL
3.9%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$395,000Median loanstate $255,000
$856MVolume51 counties

NFM in Florida vs the state

3.2%Denial rate-17.90 pts vs state
3.9%Decision denial rate-23.32 pts vs state
77.2%Origination rate+24.50 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.07Rate spread (pts)-0.20 pts vs state
$129kMedian applicant income
2,000Loans originated
82Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,7762,0573.5%6.63%#68
20242,7602,1593.1%6.50%#68
20252,5912,0003.2%6.25%#79

What NFM lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2,370 91% · 3.2% denied
Refinance 117 5% · 1.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 65 3% · 4.6% denied
Other / HELOC 39 2% · 2.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,558 60% · 2.4% denied
FHA 774 30% · 5.0% denied
VA 254 10% · 2.0% denied
USDA / RHS 5 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 41 50%
Collateral 9 11%
Employment history 8 10%
Credit history 7 9%
Other 7 9%
Insufficient cash 6 7%
Unverifiable information 4 5%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most NFM applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lake County 27522413 4.7%
Hillsborough County 2171803 1.4%
Osceola County 2041638 3.9%
Polk County 1761479 5.1%
Pinellas County 1711184 2.3%
Broward County 1671350 0.0%
Orange County 1661215 3.0%
Brevard County 1391213 2.2%
Miami-Dade County 126978 6.3%
Sarasota County 1116910 9.0%

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: 2,591 applications in 2025, of which 2,000 were originated and 82 denied.

3.2% of all applications, or 3.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans NFM originated in Florida in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are NFM'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