21st Mortgage · Arizona · 2025

21st Mortgage in Arizona: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

21st Mortgage took 2,027 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025, ranking #39 of 1,082 lenders active in the state. It originated 24.1% of them and denied 42.0% (62.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

2.0kApplicationsin AZ
62.3%Decision denial ratestate 20.4%
9.59%Median ratestate 6.50%
$95,000Median loanstate $275,000
$61MVolume15 counties

21st Mortgage in Arizona vs the state

42.0%Denial rate+25.80 pts vs state
62.3%Decision denial rate+41.87 pts vs state
24.1%Origination rate-35.41 pts vs state
9.59%Median rate+3.09 pts vs state
3.96Rate spread (pts)+3.74 pts vs state
$68kMedian applicant income
488Loans originated
852Denied

Trend in Arizona

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,14164345.4%9.01%#18
20242,65860544.1%9.39%#28
20252,02748842.0%9.59%#39

What 21st Mortgage lends in Arizona

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,897 94% · 41.3% denied
Refinance 35 2% · 54.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 33 2% · 66.7% denied
Home improvement 31 2% · 51.6% denied
Other / HELOC 31 2% · 38.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,027 100% · 42.0% denied

Why it denied Arizona applicants

Credit history 381 45%
Debt-to-income ratio 332 39%
Insufficient cash 54 6%
Collateral 31 4%
Incomplete application 23 3%
Unverifiable information 17 2%
Other 11 1%
Employment history 3 0%

Where in Arizona

Counties with the most 21st Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Maricopa County 749126368 49.1%
Pima County 375137127 33.9%
Mohave County 1664560 36.1%
Pinal County 1533261 39.9%
Yavapai County 1382654 39.1%
Navajo County 923229 31.5%
Apache County 842336 42.9%
Yuma County 761346 60.5%
Coconino County 661626 39.4%
Cochise County 441615 34.1%

Other large lenders in Arizona

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 25,38310.2%6.25%
Rocket MortgageC 17,94715.6%6.75%
Desert Financial Credit UnionB 16,97024.3%6.49%
Crosscountry MortgageB 7,5703.8%6.58%
Fairway Independent MortgageB 6,7295.6%6.63%
Bank of AmericaF 6,22932.2%6.24%
Loandepot.ComD 6,18016.1%5.99%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 5,83811.7%6.62%
Nova Financial & InvestmentC 5,38016.2%6.49%
Freedom MortgageB 4,9917.0%6.00%

Frequently asked questions

Arizona: 2,027 applications in 2025, of which 488 were originated and 852 denied.

42.0% of all applications, or 62.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arizona statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans 21st Mortgage originated in Arizona in 2025 was 9.59%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are 21st Mortgage's own HMDA filing for properties located in Arizona, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology