Southern First Bank · Florida · 2025

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

Southern First Bank took 8 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #987 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.0% of them and denied 0.0% (0.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

8Applicationsin FL
0.0%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
7.31%Median ratestate 6.63%
$500,000Median loanstate $255,000
$2.4MVolume5 counties

Southern First Bank in Florida vs the state

0.0%Denial rate-21.06 pts vs state
0.0%Decision denial rate-27.24 pts vs state
75.0%Origination rate+22.31 pts vs state
7.31%Median rate+0.69 pts vs state
0.39Rate spread (pts)+0.12 pts vs state
$208kMedian applicant income
6Loans originated
0Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023860.0%7.41%#1,051
2025860.0%7.31%#987

What Southern First Bank lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2 25% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 2 25% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 4 50% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 8 100% · 0.0% denied

Where in Florida

Counties with the most Southern First Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bay County 220 0.0%
Collier County 220 0.0%
Walton County 200 0.0%
Seminole County 110 0.0%
St. Johns County 110 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: 8 applications in 2025, of which 6 were originated and 0 denied.

0.0% of all applications, or 0.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans Southern First Bank originated in Florida in 2025 was 7.31%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Southern First 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