Hardin County, Texas · 2025

Mortgage lenders in Hardin County, TX: denial rates and top lenders (2025)

201 lenders acted on 2,466 mortgage applications for properties in Hardin County in 2025. 27.9% were denied (Texas: 19.4%). Median rate on closed loans 6.63%; median loan $145,000; median property value $255,000.

2.5kApplications
27.9%Denial ratestate 19.4%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$145,000Median loan
$255,000Median property value

Largest lenders in Hardin County

#LenderGradeApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rate
1 21st Mortgage F 49394 46.3%9.96%
2 Triad Financial Services D 23125 52.0%10.50%
3 Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance F 14220 43.0%10.63%
4 Rocket Mortgage C 9161 20.9%6.49%
5 Neches Federal Credit Union B 8475 7.1%6.25%
6 United Shore Financial Services B 8366 7.2%6.50%
7 Rave Financial Credit Union B 7238 23.6%6.00%
8 Guild Mortgage A 6655 0.0%6.38%
9 FirstBank C 523 71.2%10.49%
10 Canopy Mortgage B 5132 0.0%6.50%
11 Dugood Federal Credit Union D 4733 12.8%
12 Credit Human Federal Credit Union D 445 63.6%8.10%
13 Crosscountry Mortgage B 4228 4.8%6.63%
14 Mortgage Research Center C 4228 9.5%6.25%
15 Fivepoint Credit Union C 4133 4.9%
16 Tammac Holdings D 370 78.4%
17 First Financial Bank C 3225 9.4%7.00%
18 Fairway Independent Mortgage B 2720 0.0%6.88%
19 Loandepot.Com D 2717 22.2%7.13%
20 Broker Solutions D 2616 0.0%6.81%
21 Freedom Mortgage B 2415 0.0%6.63%
22 Southwest Stage Funding F 249 0.0%9.05%
23 Newrez D 227 22.7%6.25%
24 Pennymac Loan Services C 219 4.8%7.13%
25 Dhi Mortgage Company B 1912 15.8%3.99%

Best approval odds in Hardin County

Lowest decision denial rate among lenders that decided at least 50 applications here in 2025.

What Hardin County borrowers applied for

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,790 73% · 29.9% denied
Refinance 269 11% · 19.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 183 7% · 19.1% denied
Home improvement 103 4% · 30.1% denied
Other / HELOC 121 5% · 28.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,955 79% · 33.0% denied
FHA 337 14% · 8.0% denied
VA 152 6% · 7.9% denied
USDA / RHS 22 1% · 13.6% denied

Why applications were denied

Credit history 382 57%
Debt-to-income ratio 109 16%
Collateral 49 7%
Incomplete application 46 7%
Other 40 6%
Unverifiable information 29 4%
Insufficient cash 16 2%
Employment history 3 0%

Hardin County by year

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateMedian loan
20232,34094034.2%6.75%$135,000
20242,26995031.6%6.75%$135,000
20252,4661,06027.9%6.63%$145,000

Frequently asked questions

27.9% of applications in Hardin County were denied in 2025, against 19.4% statewide in Texas.

21st Mortgage, with 493 applications in 2025 and a denial rate of 46.3%.

The median mortgage application in Hardin County in 2025 was for $145,000; the median property value on originated loans was $255,000.