The Mortgage Link · Florida · 2025

The Mortgage Link in Florida: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

The Mortgage Link took 41 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #628 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.0% of them and denied 2.4% (3.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

41Applicationsin FL
3.6%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$275,000Median loanstate $255,000
$9.1MVolume17 counties

The Mortgage Link in Florida vs the state

2.4%Denial rate-18.62 pts vs state
3.6%Decision denial rate-23.67 pts vs state
61.0%Origination rate+8.29 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.57Rate spread (pts)+0.30 pts vs state
$85kMedian applicant income
25Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202326180.0%7.06%#771
202444320.0%6.99%#621
202541252.4%6.63%#628

What The Mortgage Link lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 32 78% · 3.1% denied
Refinance 2 5% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 17% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 24 59% · 4.2% denied
FHA 14 34% · 0.0% denied
VA 3 7% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 100%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most The Mortgage Link applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Duval County 970 0.0%
Clay County 520 0.0%
Santa Rosa County 420 0.0%
Lee County 330 0.0%
Escambia County 330 0.0%
Palm Beach County 310 0.0%
Sarasota County 210 0.0%
Miami-Dade County 220 0.0%
Pasco County 210 0.0%
St. Lucie County 100 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: 41 applications in 2025, of which 25 were originated and 1 denied.

2.4% of all applications, or 3.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

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

About this data. Figures are The Mortgage Link'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