Citizens Equity First · Arizona · 2025

Citizens Equity First in Arizona: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Citizens Equity First took 31 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025, ranking #374 of 1,082 lenders active in the state. It originated 58.1% of them and denied 3.2% (5.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

31Applicationsin AZ
5.3%Decision denial ratestate 20.4%
7.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$215,000Median loanstate $275,000
$5.3MVolume4 counties

Citizens Equity First in Arizona vs the state

3.2%Denial rate-13.00 pts vs state
5.3%Decision denial rate-15.15 pts vs state
58.1%Origination rate-1.42 pts vs state
7.63%Median rate+1.13 pts vs state
-0.15Rate spread (pts)-0.37 pts vs state
$172kMedian applicant income
18Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Arizona

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202330196.7%6.00%#369
202431203.2%6.63%#357
202531183.2%7.63%#374

What Citizens Equity First lends in Arizona

By loan purpose

Home purchase 11 35% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 10 32% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 5 16% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 5 16% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 31 100% · 3.2% denied

Why it denied Arizona applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 100%

Where in Arizona

Counties with the most Citizens Equity First applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pima County 1590 0.0%
Maricopa County 1491 7.1%
Apache County 100 0.0%
Yavapai County 100 0.0%

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: 31 applications in 2025, of which 18 were originated and 1 denied.

3.2% of all applications, or 5.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arizona statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Citizens Equity First originated in Arizona in 2025 was 7.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Citizens Equity First'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