Firefighters First Federal Credit Union · Arizona · 2025

Firefighters First Federal Credit Union in Arizona: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Firefighters First Federal Credit Union took 178 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025, ranking #183 of 1,082 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.4% of them and denied 12.9% (16.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

178Applicationsin AZ
16.1%Decision denial ratestate 20.4%
8.00%Median ratestate 6.50%
$145,000Median loanstate $275,000
$24MVolume9 counties

Firefighters First Federal Credit Union in Arizona vs the state

12.9%Denial rate-3.31 pts vs state
16.1%Decision denial rate-4.33 pts vs state
67.4%Origination rate+7.94 pts vs state
8.00%Median rate+1.50 pts vs state
0.73Rate spread (pts)+0.51 pts vs state
$134kMedian applicant income
120Loans originated
23Denied

Trend in Arizona

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202316111510.6%8.50%#175
202416911011.8%9.00%#183
202517812012.9%8.00%#183

What Firefighters First Federal Credit Union lends in Arizona

By loan purpose

Home purchase 26 15% · 11.5% denied
Refinance 13 7% · 23.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 78 44% · 20.5% denied
Home improvement 57 32% · 1.8% denied
Other / HELOC 4 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 178 100% · 12.9% denied

Why it denied Arizona applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 13 57%
Other 5 22%
Credit history 3 13%
Collateral 2 9%

Where in Arizona

Counties with the most Firefighters First Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Maricopa County 1026912 11.8%
Mohave County 24145 20.8%
Yavapai County 1491 7.1%
Pima County 1391 7.7%
Pinal County 1191 9.1%
Navajo County 660 0.0%
Yuma County 321 33.3%
Coconino County 211 50.0%
Gila County 211 50.0%

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: 178 applications in 2025, of which 120 were originated and 23 denied.

12.9% of all applications, or 16.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arizona statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Firefighters First Federal Credit Union originated in Arizona in 2025 was 8.00%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Firefighters First Federal 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