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The Mortgage Firm

HMDA reporter, headquartered in Altamonte Springs, Florida. Record for calendar year 2024.

5 states with 25+ applications
LEI 5493007CXTOHZ2JBEJ61
Reporting agency Department of Housing and Urban Development
Years reported 2018–2024

HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws. The data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations for loan approval and loan pricing decisions. Figures are from the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register; cells under 25 applications are withheld.

The Mortgage Firm reported 4,319 mortgage applications under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act for 2024 in 5 states, of which 3,308 became loans it originated, for $1.1bn in total.

Its denial rate, the share of decided applications the lender denied, was 3.6%, below the national rate of 24.3% and below the Florida rate of 29.0%. 596 applications were withdrawn by the applicant and 9 files were closed for incompleteness; those are not counted in the denial rate.

The median rate spread on its originated loans, the difference between the loan's APR and the average prime offer rate, was 0.5 percentage points (national median 0.3); 3.5% of its originations had a spread of 1.5 points or more.

By loan purpose the originations were mostly home purchase (93%) and cash-out refinancing (6%); by loan type, conventional (69%) and FHA (22%).

The largest volumes were in Florida (2,914 originations), Louisiana (168 originations) and Alabama (80 originations).

Applications were down 24% on 2023.

4,319applications, 20240 purchased loans, counted separately
3,308loans originated$1.1bn in total
3.6%denial rateUS 24.3% · FL 29.0%
0.5 ppmedian rate spread on originationsUS 0.3 pp

Compared with Florida and the nation

MeasureThis lenderFlorida, all lendersUnited States
Denial rate (denied ÷ decided applications)3.6%29.0%24.3%
Median rate spread, percentage points0.50.30.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more3.5%16.4%15.6%
Average originated loan$322k$359k$329k
Home purchase share of originations92.7%62.9%57.0%
FHA-insured share of originations22.2%17.7%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share of originations8.2%9.5%7.9%
Applications withdrawn by applicant13.8%15.9%14.3%

Florida is the lender's largest state by applications. State and national columns cover every HMDA reporter. Rate spread is reported on originated loans only.

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

05,24710,4942022: 10,494 Applications2023: 5,674 Applications2024: 4,319 Applications2022: 7,962 Originations2023: 4,259 Originations2024: 3,308 Originations202220232024
Applications and originations reported by The Mortgage Firm, 2022–2024

This lenderFloridaUnited States

0%15.1%30.2%2022: 2.3% This lender2023: 4.3% This lender2024: 3.6% This lender202220232024
Denial rate by year, with Florida and US rates dashed
08650.517,3012018: 9,357 LAR records2019: 11,268 LAR records2020: 17,301 LAR records2021: 16,782 LAR records2022: 10,495 LAR records2023: 5,679 LAR records2024: 4,351 LAR records2018201920202021202220232024
Loan/application register records filed by The Mortgage Firm each year, 2018–2024 (HMDA transmittal sheets; includes purchased loans and preapproval requests)
YearApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rateMedian spreadLAR records
2018—————9,357
2019—————11,268
2020—————17,301
2021—————16,782
202210,4947,962$2.4bn2.3%0.710,495
20235,6744,259$1.3bn4.3%0.55,679
20244,3193,308$1.1bn3.6%0.54,351

Applications, originations and rates are computed from the public LAR for 2022, 2023, 2024; LAR record counts come from each year's transmittal sheet.

Loan purpose and loan type

By purpose

Home purchase 93% (3,067)Home improvement 0% (5)Refinancing 1% (45)Cash-out refinancing 6% (189)Other purpose 0% (2)

By type

Conventional 69% (2,281)FHA 22% (734)VA 8% (271)USDA 1% (22)

Loan typeApplicationsOriginationsDeniedDenial rate (of applications)
Conventional2,9702,281832.8%
FHA-insured960734454.7%
VA-guaranteed36527151.4%
USDA Rural Housing Service or Farm Service Agency guaranteed24221—

Shares are of originated loans. The per-type denial rate here divides denials by all applications of that type, because decided counts are not kept per type.

Action taken

HMDA action takenRecordsShare
1 Loan originated3,30876.0%
2 Application approved but not accepted2726.3%
3 Application denied1343.1%
4 Application withdrawn by applicant59613.7%
5 File closed for incompleteness90.2%
6 Purchased loan00.0%
7 Preapproval request denied00.0%
8 Preapproval request approved but not accepted320.7%

Codes and labels are the HMDA action-taken codes. Applications are codes 1–5; the denial rate divides code 3 by codes 1–3.

Denial reasons as coded

Debt-to-income ratio41.8%
Collateral30.6%
Other14.9%
Credit history7.5%
Insufficient cash (downpayment, closing costs)3%
Employment history1.5%
Unverifiable information0.7%
Credit application incomplete0%
Mortgage insurance denied0%

Share of the lender's 134 denials by the first denial reason it coded (outlined bar: all lenders nationally). Lenders may record up to four reasons; only the first is counted here.

States

StateApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rateMedian spread
Florida3,7932,914$954m3.6%0.5
Louisiana222168$49m2.1%0.6
Alabama10980$21m6.6%0.3
Georgia6148$14m1.8%0.4
North Carolina4128$8.3m8.6%0.7

States with at least 25 applications. States with 100 or more link to the lender's page for that state.

Counties

CountyStateApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rate
Brevard CountyFL779563$181m3.8%
Palm Beach CountyFL293242$106m3.1%
Escambia CountyFL219191$49m1.0%
Orange CountyFL229180$68m2.6%
Volusia CountyFL198155$45m4.8%
Seminole CountyFL184150$54m2.5%
Hillsborough CountyFL198141$51m4.2%
Pasco CountyFL177134$40m3.4%
Lake CountyFL152120$36m3.1%
Sarasota CountyFL158119$40m2.2%
Pinellas CountyFL151107$34m2.4%
Polk CountyFL123100$29m3.7%
Santa Rosa CountyFL10384$23m1.1%
Osceola CountyFL7163$19m1.5%
Charlotte CountyFL7561$19m0.0%
East Baton Rouge ParishLA6960$18m0.0%
St. Lucie CountyFL7259$19m3.2%
Broward CountyFL8253$24m10.6%
Marion CountyFL5946$11m2.1%
Martin CountyFL5641$16m4.2%

Up to 30 counties with at least 50 applications, by originations.

Questions and answers

How many mortgages did The Mortgage Firm originate in 2024?

3,308 loans totalling $1.1bn, from 4,319 applications reported under HMDA. It also purchased 0 loans from other institutions, which are counted separately.

What is The Mortgage Firm's denial rate and how does it compare?

3.6% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 24.3% nationally and 29.0% in Florida. HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws; the data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations.

Which counties does The Mortgage Firm lend in most?

By originations: Brevard County, FL (563), Palm Beach County, FL (242), Escambia County, FL (191), Orange County, FL (180) and Volusia County, FL (155).

What loan types does The Mortgage Firm make?

Conventional 2,281, FHA 734, VA 271 and USDA 22 originations in 2024; by purpose, home purchase 3,067, home improvement 5, refinancing 45, cash-out refinancing 189 and other purpose 2.

What reasons did The Mortgage Firm report for denials?

The first denial reason recorded most often was debt-to-income ratio (56), collateral (41) and other (20), as coded by the lender in its HMDA filing.

Where does this data come from?

From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register published by the FFIEC and CFPB, with the lender's name from its HMDA transmittal sheet. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.

Provenance

Source: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act public loan/application register for 2024 (trend years 2022, 2023, 2024) and transmittal sheets 2018–2024, published by the FFIEC and CFPB at ffiec.cfpb.gov, public domain. Lender identity is the LEI and name on its transmittal sheet. This site was built 30 Sep 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. Data through 1 Aug 2026.