Mortgage lending in DeSoto County
440 mortgages were originated in DeSoto County, Florida, in 2025.
30-year fixed, this week
6.58%
Freddie Mac’s survey average for the week of July 23, 2026 — a year earlier it was 6.75%, and the past year ranged 5.98–6.72%. The figures below are from 2025 filings and do not move with the market. Rate history
- Loans originated
- 440
- Median rate
- 6.750%
- Median lender fees
- $7,587
- Median loan amount
- $205,000
- Median spread over APOR
- 0.489
- Paid discount points
- 35.2%
- Received lender credits
- 31.6%
- Purchases / refinances
- 58.9% / 24.3%
- Conventional / FHA / VA
- 68% / 24.8% / 5.7%
Figures are medians of loans actually originated in 2025, as reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. They describe what borrowers received, not what you would be offered: HMDA contains no credit scores, so these numbers cannot be read as pricing for any individual. Lender fees are reported for 67.7% of loans here — see methodology.
Loan limits here in 2026
- Conforming limit
- $832,750
- FHA limit
- $541,287
Borrow more than $832,750 and the loan becomes jumbo — outside agency rules, priced by each lender on its own terms. How limits work
Who lent here
Lenders with at least 50 loans in DeSoto County, ranked by volume.
| Lender | Loans | Median fees | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOWER, LLC | 82 | $8,962 | 6.625% |
What lenders charged here
Lender fees on a $205,000 loan, based on what was actually charged in DeSoto County — not a rule of thumb.
From 298 loans where fees were reported. This is what the lender charges — sections A and B of a Loan Estimate. Title, appraisal, escrow and taxes are extra and are not in these figures. Compare two offers