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Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC in Florida

HMDA record for properties in Florida, calendar year 2024. National record · Florida overview

LEI 549300RA3E0BUFO7YZ21
Reporting agency Department of Housing and Urban Development
State 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 for loan approval and loan pricing decisions. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.

In Florida, Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC reported 1,958 applications and 968 originations for 2024, $396m in all.

Its denial rate in the state was 49.2%, above the Florida rate of 29.0% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 49.4%.

The median rate spread on its Florida originations was 1.5 percentage points (state median 0.3).

Applications in the state were up 16% on 2023.

1,958applications in FL, 202421.4% of the lender's total
968loans originated$396m
49.2%denial rateFL all lenders 29.0%
1.5 ppmedian rate spreadFL 0.3 pp

Compared with the state and the lender's national record

MeasureIn FloridaFlorida, all lendersHometown Equity Mortgage, LLC, all statesUnited States
Denial rate49.2%29.0%49.4%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp1.50.31.30.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more50.9%16.4%43.9%15.6%
Average originated loan$410k$359k$438k$329k
Home purchase share63.4%62.9%55.6%57.0%
FHA-insured share8.6%17.7%11.2%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share0.8%9.5%1.4%7.9%

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

09791,9582022: 1,881 Applications2023: 1,689 Applications2024: 1,958 Applications2022: 785 Originations2023: 737 Originations2024: 968 Originations202220232024
Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC in Florida: applications and originations, 2022–2024

This lender in stateFlorida, all lenders

0%24.6%49.2%2022: 43.7% This lender in state2023: 45.9% This lender in state2024: 49.2% This lender in state202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Loan purpose and loan type in Florida

By purpose

Home purchase 63% (614)Refinancing 4% (38)Cash-out refinancing 33% (316)

By type

Conventional 90% (875)FHA 9% (83)VA 1% (8)USDA 0% (2)

Denial reasons as coded

Credit application incomplete64.7%
Collateral12.8%
Credit history7.3%
Insufficient cash (downpayment, closing costs)7.1%
Debt-to-income ratio4.6%
Other1.7%
Unverifiable information1.6%
Employment history0.2%
Mortgage insurance denied0%

Share of 944 denials in Florida by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).

Counties in Florida

CountyApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rate
Miami-Dade County332152$74m53.5%
Broward County24899$45m59.1%
Palm Beach County15577$34m46.7%
Osceola County12773$35m41.6%
Lee County12967$21m46.8%
Orange County11757$22m50.4%
Polk County9553$17m43.6%
Hillsborough County10952$21m51.9%
Lake County5430$15m44.4%
Pinellas County5227$11m46.0%
St. Lucie County4826$11m43.5%
Manatee County3421$8.9m38.2%
Pasco County3920$6.3m48.7%
Volusia County2818$4.4m35.7%
Seminole County3517$3.5m51.4%
Brevard County3117$4.7m43.3%
Collier County3017$15m43.3%
Duval County3716$4.0m55.6%
Marion County3115$3.3m45.2%
Sarasota County2715$6.6m40.7%

Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.

Questions and answers

How many mortgages did Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC originate in Florida in 2024?

968 loans totalling $396m, from 1,958 applications reported for properties in Florida.

What is Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC's denial rate in Florida?

49.2% of decided applications in Florida were denied, against 29.0% for all lenders in the state and 49.4% for this lender nationally. HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws.

Which Florida counties does Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC lend in most?

By originations: Miami-Dade County (152), Broward County (99), Palm Beach County (77), Osceola County (73), Lee County (67).

Where does this data come from?

From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), filtered to the lender's LEI and the property state. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.

Provenance

Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records for this LEI with a property in Florida. Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.