Alerus Financial · Arizona · 2025

Alerus Financial in Arizona: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Alerus Financial took 182 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025, ranking #181 of 1,082 lenders active in the state. It originated 81.3% of them and denied 7.7% (8.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

182Applicationsin AZ
8.3%Decision denial ratestate 20.4%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.50%
$550,000Median loanstate $275,000
$126MVolume7 counties

Alerus Financial in Arizona vs the state

7.7%Denial rate-8.54 pts vs state
8.3%Decision denial rate-12.08 pts vs state
81.3%Origination rate+21.84 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-1.19Rate spread (pts)-1.41 pts vs state
$328kMedian applicant income
148Loans originated
14Denied

Trend in Arizona

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202371644.2%7.00%#266
202490756.7%7.38%#250
20251821487.7%6.00%#181

What Alerus Financial lends in Arizona

By loan purpose

Home purchase 40 22% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 55 30% · 14.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 3% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 72 40% · 8.3% denied
Other / HELOC 9 5% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 180 99% · 7.8% denied
FHA 1 1% · 0.0% denied
VA 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Arizona applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 12 86%
Employment history 1 7%
Credit history 1 7%

Where in Arizona

Counties with the most Alerus Financial applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Maricopa County 15313013 8.5%
Pima County 1070 0.0%
Pinal County 541 20.0%
Coconino County 440 0.0%
Yavapai County 210 0.0%
Navajo County 110 0.0%
Gila County 110 0.0%

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: 182 applications in 2025, of which 148 were originated and 14 denied.

7.7% of all applications, or 8.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arizona statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Alerus Financial originated in Arizona in 2025 was 6.00%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Alerus Financial'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