Southwest Funding · Texas · 2025

Southwest Funding in Texas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Southwest Funding took 1,020 mortgage applications in Texas in 2025, ranking #169 of 1,568 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.5% of them and denied 4.3% (5.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.4%.

1.0kApplicationsin TX
5.8%Decision denial ratestate 24.9%
6.69%Median ratestate 6.50%
$275,000Median loanstate $245,000
$197MVolume78 counties

Southwest Funding in Texas vs the state

4.3%Denial rate-15.12 pts vs state
5.8%Decision denial rate-19.10 pts vs state
65.5%Origination rate+10.61 pts vs state
6.69%Median rate+0.19 pts vs state
0.62Rate spread (pts)+0.43 pts vs state
$104kMedian applicant income
668Loans originated
44Denied

Trend in Texas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,2999452.8%6.99%#126
20241,4629282.7%6.88%#124
20251,0206684.3%6.69%#169

What Southwest Funding lends in Texas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 779 76% · 4.0% denied
Refinance 121 12% · 5.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 116 11% · 5.2% denied
Other / HELOC 4 0% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 500 49% · 4.0% denied
FHA 437 43% · 5.3% denied
VA 78 8% · 1.3% denied
USDA / RHS 5 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Texas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 14 32%
Unverifiable information 10 23%
Credit history 8 18%
Collateral 4 9%
Insufficient cash 3 7%
Employment history 2 5%
Other 2 5%
Incomplete application 1 2%

Where in Texas

Counties with the most Southwest Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Dallas County 123727 5.7%
Tarrant County 84604 4.8%
Bexar County 73402 2.7%
Hidalgo County 59303 5.1%
Webb County 59451 1.7%
Harris County 57239 15.8%
Cameron County 45224 8.9%
Travis County 44270 0.0%
Comal County 33260 0.0%
Jefferson County 32270 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: 1,020 applications in 2025, of which 668 were originated and 44 denied.

4.3% of all applications, or 5.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Texas statewide average across all lenders was 19.4%.

The median rate on loans Southwest Funding originated in Texas in 2025 was 6.69%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Southwest Funding'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