Smart Financial Credit Union · Texas · 2025

Smart Financial Credit Union in Texas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Smart Financial Credit Union took 370 mortgage applications in Texas in 2025, ranking #312 of 1,568 lenders active in the state. It originated 48.4% of them and denied 34.9% (41.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.4%.

370Applicationsin TX
41.1%Decision denial ratestate 24.9%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$105,000Median loanstate $245,000
$41MVolume17 counties

Smart Financial Credit Union in Texas vs the state

34.9%Denial rate+15.43 pts vs state
41.1%Decision denial rate+16.18 pts vs state
48.4%Origination rate-6.50 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.34Rate spread (pts)+0.15 pts vs state
$123kMedian applicant income
179Loans originated
129Denied

Trend in Texas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202353417341.6%6.00%#243
202438619731.6%6.99%#285
202537017934.9%6.50%#312

What Smart Financial Credit Union lends in Texas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 56 15% · 7.1% denied
Refinance 24 6% · 16.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 158 43% · 69.0% denied
Home improvement 32 9% · 6.3% denied
Other / HELOC 100 27% · 10.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 369 100% · 35.0% denied
FHA 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Texas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 62 48%
Incomplete application 33 26%
Credit history 19 15%
Collateral 8 6%
Unverifiable information 4 3%
Other 3 2%

Where in Texas

Counties with the most Smart Financial Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Harris County 1819061 33.7%
Montgomery County 934139 41.9%
Fort Bend County 481919 39.6%
Brazoria County 20104 20.0%
Waller County 421 25.0%
Galveston County 421 25.0%
Travis County 430 0.0%
Liberty County 321 33.3%
Walker County 220 0.0%
Wharton County 220 0.0%

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: 370 applications in 2025, of which 179 were originated and 129 denied.

34.9% of all applications, or 41.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Texas statewide average across all lenders was 19.4%.

The median rate on loans Smart Financial Credit Union originated in Texas in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Smart Financial Credit Union'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