FirstBank · Arizona · 2025

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

FirstBank took 399 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025, ranking #130 of 1,082 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.2% of them and denied 16.3% (20.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

399Applicationsin AZ
20.2%Decision denial ratestate 20.4%
7.13%Median ratestate 6.50%
$285,000Median loanstate $275,000
$138MVolume8 counties

FirstBank in Arizona vs the state

16.3%Denial rate+0.06 pts vs state
20.2%Decision denial rate-0.22 pts vs state
63.2%Origination rate+3.68 pts vs state
7.13%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
0.17Rate spread (pts)-0.05 pts vs state
$146kMedian applicant income
252Loans originated
65Denied

Trend in Arizona

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202336923112.5%7.63%#113
202443926216.0%7.38%#109
202539925216.3%7.13%#130

What FirstBank lends in Arizona

By loan purpose

Home purchase 182 46% · 10.4% denied
Refinance 88 22% · 19.3% denied
Home improvement 81 20% · 17.3% denied
Other / HELOC 48 12% · 31.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 394 99% · 16.2% denied
FHA 5 1% · 20.0% denied

Why it denied Arizona applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 38 58%
Credit history 16 25%
Collateral 6 9%
Other 5 8%

Where in Arizona

Counties with the most FirstBank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Maricopa County 36123356 15.5%
Pinal County 21136 28.6%
Pima County 611 16.7%
Yavapai County 310 0.0%
Coconino County 301 33.3%
Gila County 211 50.0%
Mohave County 220 0.0%
Navajo 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: 399 applications in 2025, of which 252 were originated and 65 denied.

16.3% of all applications, or 20.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arizona statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans FirstBank originated in Arizona in 2025 was 7.13%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are FirstBank'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