Gateway First Bank · Arizona · 2025

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

Gateway First Bank took 51 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025, ranking #313 of 1,082 lenders active in the state. It originated 43.1% of them and denied 3.9% (8.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

51Applicationsin AZ
8.0%Decision denial ratestate 20.4%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$295,000Median loanstate $275,000
$8.0MVolume5 counties

Gateway First Bank in Arizona vs the state

3.9%Denial rate-12.31 pts vs state
8.0%Decision denial rate-12.41 pts vs state
43.1%Origination rate-16.34 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.33Rate spread (pts)+0.11 pts vs state
$110kMedian applicant income
22Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Arizona

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233171739.8%6.75%#128
2024139993.6%6.75%#200
202551223.9%6.75%#313

What Gateway First Bank lends in Arizona

By loan purpose

Home purchase 25 49% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 18 35% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 10% · 20.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 6% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 34 67% · 5.9% denied
FHA 2 4% · 0.0% denied
VA 15 29% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Arizona applicants

Other 1 50%
Credit history 1 50%

Where in Arizona

Counties with the most Gateway First Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Yuma County 2781 3.7%
Maricopa County 1361 7.7%
Pinal County 420 0.0%
Pima County 430 0.0%
Mohave County 330 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: 51 applications in 2025, of which 22 were originated and 2 denied.

3.9% of all applications, or 8.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arizona statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Gateway First Bank originated in Arizona in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Gateway 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