First Bank · Arizona · 2025

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

First Bank took 9 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025, ranking #529 of 1,082 lenders active in the state. It originated 33.3% of them and denied 11.1% (25.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

9Applicationsin AZ
25.0%Decision denial ratestate 20.4%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$335,000Median loanstate $275,000
$2.0MVolume4 counties

First Bank in Arizona vs the state

11.1%Denial rate-5.12 pts vs state
25.0%Decision denial rate+4.59 pts vs state
33.3%Origination rate-26.15 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.22Rate spread (pts)0.00 pts vs state
$160kMedian applicant income
3Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Arizona

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20239611.1%7.38%#521
2024540.0%7.31%#590
20259311.1%6.25%#529

What First Bank lends in Arizona

By loan purpose

Home purchase 8 89% · 12.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 11% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 9 100% · 11.1% denied

Why it denied Arizona applicants

Insufficient cash 1 100%

Where in Arizona

Counties with the most First Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Maricopa County 620 0.0%
Pima County 100 0.0%
Mohave County 110 0.0%
Pinal County 101 100.0%

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: 9 applications in 2025, of which 3 were originated and 1 denied.

11.1% of all applications, or 25.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arizona statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans First Bank originated in Arizona in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Bank'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