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Arizona Financial Credit Union review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Arizona Financial Credit Union earns a D, weaker than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 27.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 10th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.57 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 16th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

3.7kApplications2025
58.3%Originatedof applications
27.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.25%Median ratenational 6.63%
$337MLoan volume24 states

Arizona Financial Credit Union at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

25.4%Denial rate (all applications)+7.39 pts vs national
27.9%Denial rate (decided applications)+5.29 pts vs national
58.3%Origination rate+0.25 pts vs national
8.7%Withdrawn by applicant
0.3%Closed for incompleteness
7.25%Median interest rate+0.63 pts vs national
0.57Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.32 pts vs national
$75,000Median loan amount
$7,355Median total loan costs
$103kMedian applicant income
54%Median loan-to-value
2High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

10th27.9% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

16th0.57 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

84th9.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

0th9.81% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20233,7391,87028.3%31.4%7.50%$231M
20243,6131,80229.7%32.7%8.00%$223M
20253,7492,18525.4%27.9%7.25%$337M

What Arizona Financial Credit Union lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 344 9% · 9.0% denied
Refinance 543 14% · 19.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 50 1% · 4.0% denied
Home improvement 1,390 37% · 24.9% denied
Other / HELOC 1,422 38% · 33.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,702 99% · 25.7% denied
FHA 33 1% · 0.0% denied
VA 14 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 1,695 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 20 manufactured homes, 69 investment properties.

Why Arizona Financial Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 951 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 526 55%
Credit history 276 29%
Collateral 106 11%
Unverifiable information 26 3%
Other 15 2%
Incomplete application 2 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Arizona Financial Credit Union

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k44412961.4%
$50k – $100k1,33275029.6%
$100k – $150k90355524.0%
$150k – $250k70251212.6%
Over $250k32921917.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3432314538.1%
35–4473938135.4%
45–5493057726.2%
55–6489655423.0%
65–7458536823.0%
Over 7425315228.9%

Where Arizona Financial Credit Union lends

24 states and 51 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Arizona3,6982,17225.3%7.25%#18
California8037.5%#758

Frequently asked questions

Arizona Financial Credit Union denied 27.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 10th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Arizona Financial Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 55.3% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Arizona Financial Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.25%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.57 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 9% of its applications were for home purchases, 16% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 75% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 99% conventional, 1% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Arizona Financial Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology