City Lending · Utah · 2025

City Lending in Utah: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

City Lending took 13 mortgage applications in Utah in 2025, ranking #268 of 575 lenders active in the state. It originated 30.8% of them and denied 38.5% (55.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.0%.

13Applicationsin UT
55.6%Decision denial ratestate 19.2%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$355,000Median loanstate $305,000
$780kVolume6 counties

City Lending in Utah vs the state

38.5%Denial rate+22.50 pts vs state
55.6%Decision denial rate+36.38 pts vs state
30.8%Origination rate-32.47 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$97kMedian applicant income
4Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in Utah

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2024880.0%7.75%#287
202513438.5%7.50%#268

What City Lending lends in Utah

By loan purpose

Home purchase 12 92% · 41.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 8% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 7 54% · 42.9% denied
FHA 6 46% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied Utah applicants

Other 4 80%
Credit history 1 20%

Where in Utah

Counties with the most City Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Salt Lake County 420 0.0%
Millard County 320 0.0%
Davis County 202 100.0%
Washington County 202 100.0%
Tooele County 101 100.0%
Summit County 100 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: 13 applications in 2025, of which 4 were originated and 5 denied.

38.5% of all applications, or 55.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Utah statewide average across all lenders was 16.0%.

The median rate on loans City Lending originated in Utah in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are City Lending'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