First Federal Bank · Arizona · 2025

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

First Federal Bank took 95 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025, ranking #251 of 1,082 lenders active in the state. It originated 56.8% of them and denied 6.3% (10.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

95Applicationsin AZ
10.0%Decision denial ratestate 20.4%
6.31%Median ratestate 6.50%
$425,000Median loanstate $275,000
$23MVolume9 counties

First Federal Bank in Arizona vs the state

6.3%Denial rate-9.91 pts vs state
10.0%Decision denial rate-10.41 pts vs state
56.8%Origination rate-2.64 pts vs state
6.31%Median rate-0.19 pts vs state
-0.22Rate spread (pts)-0.44 pts vs state
$167kMedian applicant income
54Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Arizona

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202345322.2%6.44%#318
2024134728.2%6.25%#203
202595546.3%6.31%#251

What First Federal Bank lends in Arizona

By loan purpose

Home purchase 73 77% · 4.1% denied
Refinance 16 17% · 6.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 5% · 40.0% denied
Home improvement 1 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 76 80% · 5.3% denied
FHA 2 2% · 50.0% denied
VA 17 18% · 5.9% denied

Why it denied Arizona applicants

Incomplete application 2 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 17%
Collateral 1 17%
Other 1 17%
Unverifiable information 1 17%

Where in Arizona

Counties with the most First Federal Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Maricopa County 58344 6.9%
Pima County 1252 16.7%
Pinal County 950 0.0%
Yavapai County 640 0.0%
Yuma County 320 0.0%
Coconino County 310 0.0%
Mohave County 210 0.0%
Navajo County 110 0.0%
Santa Cruz 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: 95 applications in 2025, of which 54 were originated and 6 denied.

6.3% of all applications, or 10.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arizona statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans First Federal Bank originated in Arizona in 2025 was 6.31%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Federal 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