The Mortgage Link · Texas · 2025

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

The Mortgage Link took 901 mortgage applications in Texas in 2025, ranking #179 of 1,568 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.3% of them and denied 0.9% (1.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.4%.

901Applicationsin TX
1.1%Decision denial ratestate 24.9%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$285,000Median loanstate $245,000
$212MVolume66 counties

The Mortgage Link in Texas vs the state

0.9%Denial rate-18.54 pts vs state
1.1%Decision denial rate-23.83 pts vs state
73.3%Origination rate+18.37 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.53Rate spread (pts)+0.34 pts vs state
$102kMedian applicant income
660Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in Texas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20237685551.4%6.75%#195
20241,0708131.9%6.63%#159
20259016600.9%6.63%#179

What The Mortgage Link lends in Texas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 809 90% · 0.9% denied
Refinance 54 6% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 35 4% · 2.9% denied
Home improvement 3 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 391 43% · 0.5% denied
FHA 441 49% · 0.9% denied
VA 65 7% · 3.1% denied
USDA / RHS 4 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Texas applicants

Other 3 38%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 25%
Employment history 1 13%
Collateral 1 13%
Unverifiable information 1 13%

Where in Texas

Counties with the most The Mortgage Link applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Dallas County 1861391 0.5%
Tarrant County 81610 0.0%
Denton County 76550 0.0%
Collin County 56400 0.0%
Midland County 53470 0.0%
Ector County 39320 0.0%
El Paso County 33155 15.2%
Lubbock County 30260 0.0%
Randall County 30220 0.0%
Ellis County 24161 4.2%

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: 901 applications in 2025, of which 660 were originated and 8 denied.

0.9% of all applications, or 1.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Texas statewide average across all lenders was 19.4%.

The median rate on loans The Mortgage Link originated in Texas in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are The Mortgage Link'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