Strong Home Mortgage · Florida · 2025

Strong Home Mortgage in Florida: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Strong Home Mortgage took 198 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #366 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 38.9% of them and denied 8.6% (18.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

198Applicationsin FL
18.1%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$465,000Median loanstate $255,000
$36MVolume32 counties

Strong Home Mortgage in Florida vs the state

8.6%Denial rate-12.47 pts vs state
18.1%Decision denial rate-9.15 pts vs state
38.9%Origination rate-13.80 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.08Rate spread (pts)-0.35 pts vs state
$154kMedian applicant income
77Loans originated
17Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232841309.2%6.25%#325
20242401056.3%6.12%#352
2025198778.6%6.13%#366

What Strong Home Mortgage lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 118 60% · 5.1% denied
Refinance 56 28% · 12.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 16 8% · 18.8% denied
Other / HELOC 8 4% · 12.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 126 64% · 11.1% denied
FHA 39 20% · 5.1% denied
VA 33 17% · 3.0% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 8 47%
Collateral 3 18%
Credit history 2 12%
Other 2 12%
Employment history 2 12%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most Strong Home Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Broward County 2685 19.2%
Hillsborough County 2072 10.0%
Miami-Dade County 1853 16.7%
Palm Beach County 1670 0.0%
Orange County 1680 0.0%
Pasco County 1251 8.3%
Brevard County 1050 0.0%
St. Lucie County 930 0.0%
Pinellas County 730 0.0%
Seminole County 611 16.7%

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: 198 applications in 2025, of which 77 were originated and 17 denied.

8.6% of all applications, or 18.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans Strong Home Mortgage originated in Florida in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Strong Home Mortgage'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