Bell Bank · Arizona · 2025

Bell Bank in Arizona: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Bell Bank took 1,632 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025, ranking #43 of 1,082 lenders active in the state. It originated 77.0% of them and denied 8.5% (9.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

1.6kApplicationsin AZ
9.8%Decision denial ratestate 20.4%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$345,000Median loanstate $275,000
$524MVolume12 counties

Bell Bank in Arizona vs the state

8.5%Denial rate-7.77 pts vs state
9.8%Decision denial rate-10.64 pts vs state
77.0%Origination rate+17.48 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.19Rate spread (pts)-0.03 pts vs state
$134kMedian applicant income
1,256Loans originated
138Denied

Trend in Arizona

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,5801,20610.6%7.38%#42
20241,6001,1938.4%6.99%#45
20251,6321,2568.5%6.75%#43

What Bell Bank lends in Arizona

By loan purpose

Home purchase 917 56% · 3.2% denied
Refinance 277 17% · 10.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 76 5% · 13.2% denied
Home improvement 175 11% · 17.7% denied
Other / HELOC 187 11% · 20.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,438 88% · 8.8% denied
FHA 138 8% · 7.3% denied
VA 56 3% · 3.6% denied

Why it denied Arizona applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 71 51%
Credit history 31 22%
Collateral 23 17%
Incomplete application 6 4%
Insufficient cash 3 2%
Other 2 1%
Employment history 1 1%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in Arizona

Counties with the most Bell Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Maricopa County 1,3831,068119 8.6%
Pinal County 1551228 5.2%
Pima County 22172 9.1%
Yavapai County 20102 10.0%
Navajo County 14120 0.0%
Coconino County 14111 7.1%
Gila County 861 12.5%
Santa Cruz County 541 20.0%
Apache County 431 25.0%
Yuma County 321 33.3%

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: 1,632 applications in 2025, of which 1,256 were originated and 138 denied.

8.5% of all applications, or 9.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arizona statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Bell Bank originated in Arizona in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Bell Bank'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