TOWER Federal Credit Union · Florida · 2025

TOWER Federal Credit Union in Florida: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

TOWER Federal Credit Union took 164 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #408 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.5% of them and denied 34.2% (37.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

164Applicationsin FL
37.8%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$165,000Median loanstate $255,000
$18MVolume33 counties

TOWER Federal Credit Union in Florida vs the state

34.2%Denial rate+13.09 pts vs state
37.8%Decision denial rate+10.60 pts vs state
55.5%Origination rate+2.80 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
-0.24Rate spread (pts)-0.51 pts vs state
$150kMedian applicant income
91Loans originated
56Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202323611633.5%7.00%#355
202420810636.1%7.75%#375
20251649134.2%7.00%#408

What TOWER Federal Credit Union lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 25 15% · 16.0% denied
Refinance 4 2% · 25.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 33 20% · 30.3% denied
Home improvement 64 39% · 31.3% denied
Other / HELOC 38 23% · 55.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 164 100% · 34.2% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 26 46%
Other 16 29%
Credit history 11 20%
Collateral 2 4%
Employment history 1 2%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most TOWER Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Palm Beach County 19107 36.8%
Broward County 1685 31.3%
Hillsborough County 1274 33.3%
Lee County 962 22.2%
Orange County 935 55.6%
Manatee County 870 0.0%
Miami-Dade County 853 37.5%
Sumter County 651 16.7%
Polk County 642 33.3%
Pinellas County 642 33.3%

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: 164 applications in 2025, of which 91 were originated and 56 denied.

34.2% of all applications, or 37.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans TOWER Federal Credit Union originated in Florida in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are TOWER Federal Credit Union'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