Watermark Capital · Florida · 2025

Watermark Capital in Florida: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Watermark Capital took 32 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #674 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.6% of them and denied 12.5% (13.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

32Applicationsin FL
13.3%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$330,000Median loanstate $255,000
$8.6MVolume19 counties

Watermark Capital in Florida vs the state

12.5%Denial rate-8.56 pts vs state
13.3%Decision denial rate-13.91 pts vs state
65.6%Origination rate+12.94 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.04Rate spread (pts)-0.23 pts vs state
$152kMedian applicant income
21Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023251612.0%6.62%#775
2024211514.3%6.62%#764
2025322112.5%6.50%#674

What Watermark Capital lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 22 69% · 13.6% denied
Refinance 5 16% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 16% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 25 78% · 12.0% denied
FHA 4 13% · 0.0% denied
VA 3 9% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Employment history 1 25%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 25%
Other 1 25%
Collateral 1 25%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most Watermark Capital applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Charlotte County 431 25.0%
Broward County 320 0.0%
Hillsborough County 330 0.0%
Lee County 310 0.0%
Volusia County 211 50.0%
Miami-Dade County 211 50.0%
Brevard County 220 0.0%
Orange County 210 0.0%
St. Johns County 101 100.0%
Sarasota County 110 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: 32 applications in 2025, of which 21 were originated and 4 denied.

12.5% of all applications, or 13.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans Watermark Capital originated in Florida in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Watermark Capital'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