ServisFirst Bank · Florida · 2025

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

ServisFirst Bank took 537 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #236 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 79.3% of them and denied 2.2% (2.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

537Applicationsin FL
2.7%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$335,000Median loanstate $255,000
$276MVolume32 counties

ServisFirst Bank in Florida vs the state

2.2%Denial rate-18.83 pts vs state
2.7%Decision denial rate-24.51 pts vs state
79.3%Origination rate+26.64 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.15Rate spread (pts)-0.12 pts vs state
$146kMedian applicant income
426Loans originated
12Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233242484.0%7.13%#301
20244293392.8%6.88%#259
20255374262.2%6.63%#236

What ServisFirst Bank lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 378 70% · 1.1% denied
Refinance 74 14% · 2.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 32 6% · 12.5% denied
Home improvement 11 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 42 8% · 4.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 462 86% · 2.0% denied
FHA 45 8% · 0.0% denied
VA 30 6% · 10.0% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 7 58%
Credit history 4 33%
Collateral 1 8%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most ServisFirst Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Leon County 2662073 1.1%
Escambia County 57413 5.3%
Okaloosa County 31240 0.0%
Bay County 30232 6.7%
Santa Rosa County 24162 8.3%
Walton County 22200 0.0%
Gadsden County 16141 6.3%
Wakulla County 1390 0.0%
Sarasota County 12120 0.0%
Hillsborough County 1091 10.0%

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: 537 applications in 2025, of which 426 were originated and 12 denied.

2.2% of all applications, or 2.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

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

About this data. Figures are ServisFirst 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