AMERICA FIRST Federal Credit Union · Arizona · 2025

AMERICA FIRST Federal Credit Union in Arizona: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

AMERICA FIRST Federal Credit Union took 1,260 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025, ranking #55 of 1,082 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.9% of them and denied 24.9% (27.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

1.3kApplicationsin AZ
27.0%Decision denial ratestate 20.4%
7.24%Median ratestate 6.50%
$85,000Median loanstate $275,000
$96MVolume15 counties

AMERICA FIRST Federal Credit Union in Arizona vs the state

24.9%Denial rate+8.69 pts vs state
27.0%Decision denial rate+6.61 pts vs state
61.9%Origination rate+2.42 pts vs state
7.24%Median rate+0.74 pts vs state
0.60Rate spread (pts)+0.38 pts vs state
$120kMedian applicant income
780Loans originated
314Denied

Trend in Arizona

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,07672820.1%7.74%#59
20241,13573622.9%7.74%#60
20251,26078024.9%7.24%#55

What AMERICA FIRST Federal Credit Union lends in Arizona

By loan purpose

Home purchase 135 11% · 22.2% denied
Refinance 282 22% · 20.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 37 3% · 51.4% denied
Home improvement 460 37% · 22.8% denied
Other / HELOC 346 27% · 29.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,237 98% · 24.8% denied
FHA 17 1% · 29.4% denied
VA 6 0% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied Arizona applicants

Credit history 109 35%
Debt-to-income ratio 59 19%
Other 55 18%
Unverifiable information 50 16%
Collateral 39 12%
Insufficient cash 2 1%

Where in Arizona

Counties with the most AMERICA FIRST Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Maricopa County 666427163 24.5%
Mohave County 1558841 26.5%
Pinal County 1137823 20.4%
Pima County 1045631 29.8%
Coconino County 532913 24.5%
Yavapai County 41288 19.5%
Apache County 402310 25.0%
Navajo County 20106 30.0%
Yuma County 1995 26.3%
Gila County 18142 11.1%

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: 1,260 applications in 2025, of which 780 were originated and 314 denied.

24.9% of all applications, or 27.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arizona statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans AMERICA FIRST Federal Credit Union originated in Arizona in 2025 was 7.24%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are AMERICA FIRST Federal Credit Union'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