First Technology Federal Credit Union · Arizona · 2025

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

First Technology Federal Credit Union took 176 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025, ranking #186 of 1,082 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.5% of them and denied 14.2% (16.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

176Applicationsin AZ
16.1%Decision denial ratestate 20.4%
7.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$165,000Median loanstate $275,000
$25MVolume10 counties

First Technology Federal Credit Union in Arizona vs the state

14.2%Denial rate-2.03 pts vs state
16.1%Decision denial rate-4.28 pts vs state
62.5%Origination rate+3.02 pts vs state
7.63%Median rate+1.13 pts vs state
0.56Rate spread (pts)+0.34 pts vs state
$161kMedian applicant income
110Loans originated
25Denied

Trend in Arizona

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231055914.3%7.88%#221
2024914430.8%8.56%#248
202517611014.2%7.63%#186

What First Technology Federal Credit Union lends in Arizona

By loan purpose

Home purchase 30 17% · 6.7% denied
Refinance 4 2% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 31 18% · 22.6% denied
Home improvement 50 28% · 6.0% denied
Other / HELOC 61 35% · 21.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 176 100% · 14.2% denied

Why it denied Arizona applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 14 56%
Collateral 4 16%
Credit history 4 16%
Other 1 4%
Insufficient cash 1 4%
Unverifiable information 1 4%

Where in Arizona

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Maricopa County 1057311 10.5%
Pima County 452310 22.2%
Pinal County 740 0.0%
Yavapai County 641 16.7%
Mohave County 540 0.0%
Coconino County 412 50.0%
Yuma County 100 0.0%
Navajo County 110 0.0%
Gila County 100 0.0%
Apache 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: 176 applications in 2025, of which 110 were originated and 25 denied.

14.2% 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 First Technology Federal Credit Union originated in Arizona in 2025 was 7.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Technology 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