BMO Bank · Utah · 2025

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

BMO Bank took 171 mortgage applications in Utah in 2025, ranking #110 of 575 lenders active in the state. It originated 48.0% of them and denied 26.3% (34.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.0%.

171Applicationsin UT
34.9%Decision denial ratestate 19.2%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$735,000Median loanstate $305,000
$74MVolume18 counties

BMO Bank in Utah vs the state

26.3%Denial rate+10.36 pts vs state
34.9%Decision denial rate+15.70 pts vs state
48.0%Origination rate-15.29 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.25Rate spread (pts)+0.01 pts vs state
$298kMedian applicant income
82Loans originated
45Denied

Trend in Utah

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231607526.9%6.50%#102
20241789725.3%7.00%#99
20251718226.3%6.88%#110

What BMO Bank lends in Utah

By loan purpose

Home purchase 94 55% · 9.6% denied
Refinance 8 5% · 12.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 22 13% · 40.9% denied
Home improvement 21 12% · 61.9% denied
Other / HELOC 26 15% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 171 100% · 26.3% denied

Why it denied Utah applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 22 49%
Credit history 8 18%
Collateral 6 13%
Incomplete application 5 11%
Other 3 7%
Insufficient cash 1 2%

Where in Utah

Counties with the most BMO Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Salt Lake County 773420 26.0%
Utah County 21117 33.3%
Summit County 1462 14.3%
Davis County 1164 36.4%
Wasatch County 1162 18.2%
Kane County 724 57.1%
Washington County 650 0.0%
Cache County 640 0.0%
Weber County 530 0.0%
Duchesne County 312 66.7%

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: 171 applications in 2025, of which 82 were originated and 45 denied.

26.3% of all applications, or 34.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Utah statewide average across all lenders was 16.0%.

The median rate on loans BMO Bank originated in Utah in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are BMO Bank'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