Bank of Utah · Utah · 2025

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

Bank of Utah took 884 mortgage applications in Utah in 2025, ranking #37 of 575 lenders active in the state. It originated 78.7% of them and denied 1.5% (1.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.0%.

884Applicationsin UT
1.8%Decision denial ratestate 19.2%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$325,000Median loanstate $305,000
$268MVolume26 counties

Bank of Utah in Utah vs the state

1.5%Denial rate-14.49 pts vs state
1.8%Decision denial rate-17.37 pts vs state
78.7%Origination rate+15.49 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.06Rate spread (pts)-0.18 pts vs state
$129kMedian applicant income
696Loans originated
13Denied

Trend in Utah

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20239157043.2%6.63%#25
20249587083.0%6.50%#32
20258846961.5%6.38%#37

What Bank of Utah lends in Utah

By loan purpose

Home purchase 590 67% · 1.2% denied
Refinance 103 12% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 35 4% · 8.6% denied
Home improvement 66 7% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 90 10% · 3.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 717 81% · 1.4% denied
FHA 138 16% · 2.2% denied
VA 24 3% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 5 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Utah applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 6 67%
Insufficient cash 1 11%
Collateral 1 11%
Credit history 1 11%

Where in Utah

Counties with the most Bank of Utah applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cache County 1661402 1.2%
Weber County 1431220 0.0%
Salt Lake County 90643 3.3%
Davis County 73540 0.0%
Utah County 71522 2.8%
Uintah County 66551 1.5%
Washington County 65483 4.6%
Box Elder County 40341 2.5%
Carbon County 36280 0.0%
Wasatch County 26150 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: 884 applications in 2025, of which 696 were originated and 13 denied.

1.5% of all applications, or 1.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Utah statewide average across all lenders was 16.0%.

The median rate on loans Bank of Utah originated in Utah in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Bank of Utah'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