Universal Lending · Texas · 2025

Universal Lending in Texas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Universal Lending took 72 mortgage applications in Texas in 2025, ranking #628 of 1,568 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.6% of them and denied 5.6% (7.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.4%.

72Applicationsin TX
7.0%Decision denial ratestate 24.9%
4.99%Median ratestate 6.50%
$350,000Median loanstate $245,000
$18MVolume5 counties

Universal Lending in Texas vs the state

5.6%Denial rate-13.87 pts vs state
7.0%Decision denial rate-17.88 pts vs state
73.6%Origination rate+18.73 pts vs state
4.99%Median rate-1.51 pts vs state
-1.00Rate spread (pts)-1.19 pts vs state
$132kMedian applicant income
53Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Texas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202311627.3%6.69%#984
2024850.0%4.99%#995
202572535.6%4.99%#628

What Universal Lending lends in Texas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 72 100% · 5.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 45 63% · 4.4% denied
FHA 18 25% · 5.6% denied
VA 9 13% · 11.1% denied

Why it denied Texas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 50%
Unverifiable information 1 25%
Employment history 1 25%

Where in Texas

Counties with the most Universal Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hays County 34262 5.9%
Harris County 24152 8.3%
Williamson County 660 0.0%
Waller County 540 0.0%
Montgomery County 320 0.0%

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: 72 applications in 2025, of which 53 were originated and 4 denied.

5.6% of all applications, or 7.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Texas statewide average across all lenders was 19.4%.

The median rate on loans Universal Lending originated in Texas in 2025 was 4.99%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Universal Lending'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