First Federal Bank · Utah · 2025

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

First Federal Bank took 65 mortgage applications in Utah in 2025, ranking #152 of 575 lenders active in the state. It originated 52.3% of them and denied 10.8% (17.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.0%.

65Applicationsin UT
17.1%Decision denial ratestate 19.2%
6.06%Median ratestate 6.63%
$515,000Median loanstate $305,000
$20MVolume10 counties

First Federal Bank in Utah vs the state

10.8%Denial rate-5.19 pts vs state
17.1%Decision denial rate-2.11 pts vs state
52.3%Origination rate-10.93 pts vs state
6.06%Median rate-0.56 pts vs state
-0.38Rate spread (pts)-0.61 pts vs state
$158kMedian applicant income
34Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in Utah

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202324128.3%6.75%#193
202445264.4%5.94%#166
2025653410.8%6.06%#152

What First Federal Bank lends in Utah

By loan purpose

Home purchase 50 77% · 10.0% denied
Refinance 10 15% · 10.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 6% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 54 83% · 13.0% denied
FHA 3 5% · 0.0% denied
VA 8 12% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Utah applicants

Incomplete application 4 57%
Credit history 2 29%
Unverifiable information 1 14%

Where in Utah

Counties with the most First Federal Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Salt Lake County 24140 0.0%
Utah County 1383 23.1%
Weber County 520 0.0%
Cache County 530 0.0%
Davis County 531 20.0%
Washington County 421 25.0%
Box Elder County 300 0.0%
Wasatch County 311 33.3%
Tooele County 210 0.0%
Morgan County 101 100.0%

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: 65 applications in 2025, of which 34 were originated and 7 denied.

10.8% of all applications, or 17.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Utah statewide average across all lenders was 16.0%.

The median rate on loans First Federal Bank originated in Utah in 2025 was 6.06%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Federal Bank'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