Ascent · Utah · 2025

Ascent in Utah: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Ascent took 137 mortgage applications in Utah in 2025, ranking #120 of 575 lenders active in the state. It originated 58.4% of them and denied 11.7% (16.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.0%.

137Applicationsin UT
16.7%Decision denial ratestate 19.2%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $305,000
$11MVolume8 counties

Ascent in Utah vs the state

11.7%Denial rate-4.28 pts vs state
16.7%Decision denial rate-2.51 pts vs state
58.4%Origination rate-4.85 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
-0.35Rate spread (pts)-0.59 pts vs state
$106kMedian applicant income
80Loans originated
16Denied

Trend in Utah

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231761339.7%6.95%#98
202415111014.6%6.95%#105
20251378011.7%6.75%#120

What Ascent lends in Utah

By loan purpose

Home purchase 24 18% · 12.5% denied
Refinance 14 10% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 18 13% · 11.1% denied
Home improvement 41 30% · 7.3% denied
Other / HELOC 40 29% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 135 99% · 11.9% denied
FHA 2 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Utah applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 7 44%
Credit history 6 38%
Collateral 2 13%
Other 1 6%

Where in Utah

Counties with the most Ascent applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Weber County 945212 12.8%
Davis County 24181 4.2%
Box Elder County 952 22.2%
Salt Lake County 630 0.0%
Summit County 101 100.0%
Sevier County 100 0.0%
Washington County 110 0.0%
Emery County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in Utah

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
AMERICA FIRST Federal Credit UnionC 16,30318.3%6.99%
Mountain America Federal Credit UnionD 15,40136.5%7.24%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 11,3258.5%6.25%
Rocket MortgageC 6,27614.6%6.63%
Guild MortgageA 5,4271.5%6.50%
Intercap LendingA 4,8810.7%6.50%
GoldenwestB 4,79417.6%7.50%
First Colony MortgageA 3,4992.1%6.38%
Kind LendingC 3,22720.3%6.50%
Zions BancorporationB 3,01322.9%6.49%

Frequently asked questions

Utah: 137 applications in 2025, of which 80 were originated and 16 denied.

11.7% of all applications, or 16.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Utah statewide average across all lenders was 16.0%.

The median rate on loans Ascent originated in Utah in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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