Bell Bank in Florida
HMDA record for properties in Florida, calendar year 2024. National record · Florida overview
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.
Bell Bank's 2024 HMDA record for Florida covers 522 applications, 385 of them originated, worth $141m.
Its denial rate in the state was 8.7%, below the Florida rate of 29.0% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 6.7%.
The median rate spread on its Florida originations was 0.3 percentage points (state median 0.3).
Applications in the state were down 17% on 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In Florida | Florida, all lenders | Bell Bank, all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 8.7% | 29.0% | 6.7% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 2.3% | 16.4% | 7.0% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $365k | $359k | $300k | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 93.5% | 62.9% | 77.4% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 16.9% | 17.7% | 5.9% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 7.0% | 9.5% | 3.6% | 7.9% |
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lender in stateFlorida, all lenders
Loan purpose and loan type in Florida
By purpose
Home purchase 94% (360)Home improvement 1% (2)Refinancing 2% (7)Cash-out refinancing 3% (11)Other purpose 1% (5)
By type
Conventional 76% (292)FHA 17% (65)VA 7% (27)USDA 0% (1)
Denial reasons as coded
Share of 37 denials in Florida by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).
Counties in Florida
| County | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands County | 62 | 49 | $8.3m | 5.8% |
| Pinellas County | 53 | 41 | $15m | 6.8% |
| Lee County | 51 | 38 | $14m | 13.0% |
| Orange County | 35 | 28 | $18m | 0.0% |
| Hillsborough County | 34 | 23 | $10.0m | 8.0% |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did Bell Bank originate in Florida in 2024?
385 loans totalling $141m, from 522 applications reported for properties in Florida.
What is Bell Bank's denial rate in Florida?
8.7% of decided applications in Florida were denied, against 29.0% for all lenders in the state and 6.7% 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 Bell Bank lend in most?
By originations: Highlands County (49), Pinellas County (41), Lee County (38), Orange County (28), Hillsborough County (23).
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 1 Oct 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.