Empeople Credit Union · Arizona · 2025

Empeople Credit Union in Arizona: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Empeople Credit Union took 32 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025, ranking #369 of 1,082 lenders active in the state. It originated 59.4% of them and denied 18.8% (23.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

32Applicationsin AZ
23.1%Decision denial ratestate 20.4%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.50%
$165,000Median loanstate $275,000
$4.4MVolume7 counties

Empeople Credit Union in Arizona vs the state

18.8%Denial rate+2.52 pts vs state
23.1%Decision denial rate+2.67 pts vs state
59.4%Origination rate-0.10 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.01 pts vs state
-0.39Rate spread (pts)-0.61 pts vs state
$116kMedian applicant income
19Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Arizona

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023181222.2%6.24%#431
2024271422.2%6.50%#373
2025321918.8%6.49%#369

What Empeople Credit Union lends in Arizona

By loan purpose

Home purchase 12 38% · 8.3% denied
Refinance 5 16% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 3% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 2 6% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 12 38% · 41.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 32 100% · 18.8% denied

Why it denied Arizona applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 4 67%
Credit history 2 33%

Where in Arizona

Counties with the most Empeople Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Maricopa County 1053 30.0%
Pinal County 960 0.0%
Yuma County 622 33.3%
Pima County 440 0.0%
Yavapai County 101 100.0%
Cochise County 110 0.0%
Coconino County 110 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: 32 applications in 2025, of which 19 were originated and 6 denied.

18.8% of all applications, or 23.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arizona statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Empeople Credit Union originated in Arizona in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Empeople Credit Union'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