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What people paid for mortgages in Bay County, FL (2025)

Across 2,960 closed home-purchase loans in 2025, the median interest rate in Bay was 6.25%, and the middle half of borrowers got between 5.625% and 6.625%. Median total loan costs ran $7,741 on a median loan of $305,000. Source: federal HMDA filings on first-lien, owner-occupied loans.

Home purchase

Median rate
6.25%
Middle half of rates
5.625%6.625%
Median total loan costs
$7,741
Median loan amount
$305,000

2,960 loans, 2025.

Refinance

Median rate
6.125%
Middle half of rates
5.75%6.749%
Median total loan costs
$6,641
Median loan amount
$275,000

725 loans, 2025.

Lowest median rates in Bay (2025)

The lenders whose own closed loans had the lowest median interest rate here, among lenders with enough local volume for the median to mean something. A low median is a reason to include that lender when you collect Loan Estimates; it is not a promise about the rate you will be quoted. An independent mortgage broker can pull quotes from several lenders at once on one application.

Home purchase

  1. 1.DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD.4.5%500 loans, median costs $8,556
  2. 2.VICTORY MORTGAGE, L.L.C.5.75%31 loans, median costs $5,604
  3. 3.UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCbroker only6.125%256 loans, median costs $8,770
  4. 4.Wells Fargo Bank, National Association6.125%72 loans, median costs $8,177
  5. 5.Navy Federal Credit Union6.125%70 loans, median costs $5,886

Among lenders with at least 30 closed purchase loans in Bay County in 2025.

Refinance

  1. 1.UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCbroker only5.959%106 loans, median costs $7,175
  2. 2.Rocket Mortgage, LLC5.99%114 loans, median costs $7,114
  3. 3.FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION6.25%55 loans, median costs $4,742
  4. 4.Tyndall Federal Credit Union6.375%37 loans, median costs $2,745

Among lenders with at least 30 closed refinance loans in Bay County in 2025.

Lender by lender in Bay

Every lender that closed at least 5 qualifying loans in Bay County in 2025, sorted by loan count. The # column is the lender's rank here by closed loans for the selected purpose. Median origination is the lender's own charges (Loan Estimate section A); median points is the discount-points portion. Lenders marked "broker only" fund loans through independent mortgage brokers rather than taking applications directly.

#LenderLoansMedian rateMedian total costsMedian originationMedian points
1DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD.5004.5%$8,556$0$2,423
2UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCbroker only2566.125%$8,770$2,643$2,010
3Rocket Mortgage, LLC1486.49%$7,809$3,278$2,344
4FBC MORTGAGE, LLC1206.25%$6,142$2,480$1,492
5Trustmark National Bank1196.375%$7,021$1,643$1,033
6Mortgage Research Center, LLC1146.25%$7,352$0$1,731
7CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, INC.926.531%$9,194$2,676$3,518
8Wells Fargo Bank, National Association726.125%$8,177$4,461$3,328
9Tyndall Federal Credit Union716.25%$6,801$1,355$1,779
10Navy Federal Credit Union706.125%$5,886$0$3,518
11Centennial Bank666.5%$7,720$1,605$1,338
12GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY556.375%$8,889$2,423$1,759
13Regions Bank526.188%$6,555$1,733$1,721
1421st Mortgage Corporation498.91%$6,752$4,500n/a
15Cadence Bank396.75%$5,668$1,295$746
16VICTORY MORTGAGE, L.L.C.315.75%$5,604$850$10,659
17T2 FINANCIAL LLC306.25%$8,898$2,009$1,337
18POINT MORTGAGE CORPORATION296.625%$12,194$4,828$2,472
19HOMEOWNERS FINANCIAL GROUP USA, LLC296.375%$4,972$830$2,126
20PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC275.999%$6,005$1,376$1,528
21INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC.254.875%$9,094$1,250$5,618
22GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLC246.312%$10,358$3,171$3,519
23TOLL BROTHERS MORTGAGE COMPANY245.99%$7,626$1,974$8,849
24Broker Solutions, Inc.236.25%$8,660$1,800$2,515
25Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation236.625%$8,262$2,475$3,035
26TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANY236%$7,190$1,300$840
27CMG MORTGAGE, INC.216.99%$8,130$1,820$3,060
28GUARANTEED RATE, INC.206.25%$6,707$1,640$2,961
29USAA Federal Savings Bank206.375%$6,873$209$627
30Ameris Bank206.5%$8,643$1,969$2,205
31VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC.197.25%$8,351$2,355$771
32Waterstone Mortgage Corporation196.125%$10,028$4,712$4,033
33THE LOAN STORE, INC.broker only186.433%$11,932$2,314$2,074
34Capital City Home Loans, LLC176.625%$7,127$1,458$2,190
35NEWREZ LLC166.312%$9,624$1,936$1,173
36SmartBank156.375%$6,875$995$3,800
37Equity Prime Mortgage LLC147%$8,200$2,692$1,299
38Community Bank of Mississippi137%$5,679$2,463n/a
39CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP136.625%$10,284$4,467$8,651
40First Federal Bank136.25%$6,101$2,190$1,225

What these numbers are, and are not

Everything above is computed from the FFIEC's HMDA Modified Loan/Application Register, the public loan-level file nearly every mortgage lender must submit each year, filtered to originated, first-lien, owner-occupied principal-residence loans that were not business-purpose or reverse mortgages. Groups smaller than 5 loans are omitted. The methodology page documents every step.

The public file contains no credit scores, so differences between lenders mix true pricing differences with different customer bases: loan sizes, points paid, and borrower profiles all vary by lender. A median is context for your own quote, not a ranking and not an offer. Rates here are also a year's worth of closings blended together, while your quote reflects a single day's market.

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Common questions

What mortgage rate did people get in Bay County in 2025?

The median interest rate on closed home-purchase loans in Bay County, Florida in 2025 was 6.25%, across 2,960 first-lien, owner-occupied loans. The middle half of borrowers got between 5.625% and 6.625%.

Is this a rate I can get today?

No. These are medians of loans that already closed, under those borrowers' credit profiles, loan sizes, discount points, and lock dates. Rates also move daily. The way to learn your own number is to collect Loan Estimates from two or three lenders, which federal rules make close to free.

Why do lenders in the table show different rates?

Partly pricing, partly customer mix. Public HMDA data contains no credit scores, so a lender serving stronger-credit borrowers or larger loans will show a different median than one serving first-time buyers, at identical pricing. Use the table as a map of who is active locally and roughly where they land, not as a ranking.

Where do these numbers come from?

The FFIEC's public HMDA Modified Loan/Application Register, the loan-level data nearly every mortgage lender must file each year, filtered to originated, first-lien, owner-occupied, non-business, non-reverse loans, in groups of at least 5.