OceanFirst Bank · Florida · 2025

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

OceanFirst Bank took 65 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #562 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.6% of them and denied 12.3% (13.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

65Applicationsin FL
13.3%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$355,000Median loanstate $255,000
$18MVolume20 counties

OceanFirst Bank in Florida vs the state

12.3%Denial rate-8.75 pts vs state
13.3%Decision denial rate-13.91 pts vs state
64.6%Origination rate+11.93 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.08Rate spread (pts)-0.19 pts vs state
$172kMedian applicant income
42Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023231417.4%6.75%#793
202452325.8%6.19%#591
2025654212.3%6.63%#562

What OceanFirst Bank lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 51 78% · 11.8% denied
Refinance 3 5% · 33.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 6% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 6 9% · 16.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 55 85% · 12.7% denied
FHA 9 14% · 11.1% denied
VA 1 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Collateral 5 63%
Insufficient cash 1 13%
Credit history 1 13%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 13%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most OceanFirst Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Orange County 1465 35.7%
Volusia County 962 22.2%
Palm Beach County 760 0.0%
Seminole County 640 0.0%
Lee County 530 0.0%
Collier County 320 0.0%
Sarasota County 320 0.0%
Miami-Dade County 311 33.3%
Pinellas County 220 0.0%
Osceola County 220 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: 65 applications in 2025, of which 42 were originated and 8 denied.

12.3% 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 OceanFirst Bank originated in Florida in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are OceanFirst 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