Stellar Bank · Texas · 2025

Stellar Bank in Texas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Stellar Bank took 637 mortgage applications in Texas in 2025, ranking #224 of 1,568 lenders active in the state. It originated 43.8% of them and denied 29.4% (35.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.4%.

637Applicationsin TX
35.8%Decision denial ratestate 24.9%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$305,000Median loanstate $245,000
$373MVolume53 counties

Stellar Bank in Texas vs the state

29.4%Denial rate+9.93 pts vs state
35.8%Decision denial rate+10.92 pts vs state
43.8%Origination rate-11.08 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
0.25Rate spread (pts)+0.06 pts vs state
$216kMedian applicant income
279Loans originated
187Denied

Trend in Texas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202387543628.1%8.00%#171
202457425432.8%8.50%#230
202563727929.4%7.25%#224

What Stellar Bank lends in Texas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 366 57% · 14.5% denied
Refinance 33 5% · 30.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 43 7% · 48.8% denied
Home improvement 58 9% · 51.7% denied
Other / HELOC 137 22% · 53.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 637 100% · 29.4% denied

Why it denied Texas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 100 53%
Credit history 56 30%
Collateral 19 10%
Other 7 4%
Insufficient cash 4 2%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in Texas

Counties with the most Stellar Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Harris County 30412987 28.6%
Fort Bend County 542617 31.5%
Montgomery County 522316 30.8%
Jefferson County 301012 40.0%
Galveston County 25118 32.0%
Brazoria County 1585 33.3%
Waller County 1146 54.5%
Dallas County 960 0.0%
Hardin County 841 12.5%
Jasper County 832 25.0%

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: 637 applications in 2025, of which 279 were originated and 187 denied.

29.4% of all applications, or 35.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Texas statewide average across all lenders was 19.4%.

The median rate on loans Stellar Bank originated in Texas in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Stellar Bank'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