SmartFi Home Loans · Florida · 2025

SmartFi Home Loans in Florida: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

SmartFi Home Loans took 435 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #258 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.4% of them and denied 20.0% (22.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

435Applicationsin FL
22.1%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
8.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$175,000Median loanstate $255,000
$67MVolume39 counties

SmartFi Home Loans in Florida vs the state

20.0%Denial rate-1.06 pts vs state
22.1%Decision denial rate-5.16 pts vs state
69.4%Origination rate+16.74 pts vs state
8.99%Median rate+2.37 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$31kMedian applicant income
302Loans originated
87Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023443213.6%9.69%#652
20241319123.7%9.69%#442
202543530220.0%8.99%#258

What SmartFi Home Loans lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 18 4% · 5.6% denied
Refinance 300 69% · 22.7% denied
Home improvement 34 8% · 11.8% denied
Other / HELOC 83 19% · 16.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 309 71% · 19.4% denied
FHA 126 29% · 21.4% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Insufficient cash 26 30%
Collateral 18 21%
Unverifiable information 15 17%
Debt-to-income ratio 15 17%
Credit history 13 15%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most SmartFi Home Loans applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Miami-Dade County 916218 19.8%
Broward County 634118 28.6%
Palm Beach County 533512 22.6%
Pinellas County 33274 12.1%
Hillsborough County 16113 18.8%
Sarasota County 15113 20.0%
Lee County 13102 15.4%
Volusia County 1163 27.3%
Manatee County 1062 20.0%
Brevard County 1071 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: 435 applications in 2025, of which 302 were originated and 87 denied.

20.0% of all applications, or 22.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans SmartFi Home Loans originated in Florida in 2025 was 8.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are SmartFi Home Loans'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