BMO Bank · Arizona · 2025

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

BMO Bank took 2,130 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025, ranking #36 of 1,082 lenders active in the state. It originated 45.2% of them and denied 32.5% (41.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

2.1kApplicationsin AZ
41.0%Decision denial ratestate 20.4%
8.23%Median ratestate 6.50%
$155,000Median loanstate $275,000
$345MVolume13 counties

BMO Bank in Arizona vs the state

32.5%Denial rate+16.26 pts vs state
41.0%Decision denial rate+20.61 pts vs state
45.2%Origination rate-14.32 pts vs state
8.23%Median rate+1.73 pts vs state
0.98Rate spread (pts)+0.76 pts vs state
$103kMedian applicant income
962Loans originated
692Denied

Trend in Arizona

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,5791,18030.9%8.00%#26
20242,5081,14230.8%8.75%#30
20252,13096232.5%8.23%#36

What BMO Bank lends in Arizona

By loan purpose

Home purchase 399 19% · 16.8% denied
Refinance 43 2% · 27.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 470 22% · 33.8% denied
Home improvement 693 33% · 37.5% denied
Other / HELOC 525 25% · 37.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,101 99% · 32.3% denied
FHA 28 1% · 46.4% denied
VA 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Arizona applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 389 56%
Credit history 150 22%
Collateral 59 9%
Unverifiable information 32 5%
Incomplete application 31 4%
Other 30 4%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

Where in Arizona

Counties with the most BMO Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Maricopa County 1,334623426 31.9%
Pima County 30413884 27.6%
Pinal County 1795881 45.3%
Yavapai County 1345946 34.3%
Navajo County 472516 34.0%
Coconino County 42248 19.0%
Gila County 29178 27.6%
Apache County 1978 42.1%
Mohave County 1884 22.2%
Santa Cruz County 1637 43.8%

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: 2,130 applications in 2025, of which 962 were originated and 692 denied.

32.5% of all applications, or 41.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arizona statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans BMO Bank originated in Arizona in 2025 was 8.23%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are BMO 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