Gateway First Bank · Utah · 2025

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

Gateway First Bank took 36 mortgage applications in Utah in 2025, ranking #203 of 575 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.1% of them and denied 11.1% (15.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.0%.

36Applicationsin UT
15.4%Decision denial ratestate 19.2%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$345,000Median loanstate $305,000
$8.7MVolume9 counties

Gateway First Bank in Utah vs the state

11.1%Denial rate-4.85 pts vs state
15.4%Decision denial rate-3.80 pts vs state
61.1%Origination rate-2.13 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.27Rate spread (pts)+0.03 pts vs state
$112kMedian applicant income
22Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Utah

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231040.0%6.69%#271
2024540.0%7.50%#327
2025362211.1%6.38%#203

What Gateway First Bank lends in Utah

By loan purpose

Home purchase 13 36% · 7.7% denied
Refinance 18 50% · 5.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 8% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 2 6% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 31 86% · 12.9% denied
FHA 3 8% · 0.0% denied
VA 2 6% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Utah applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 50%
Credit history 2 50%

Where in Utah

Counties with the most Gateway First Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Utah County 1590 0.0%
Salt Lake County 1271 8.3%
Washington County 220 0.0%
Weber County 211 50.0%
Box Elder County 101 100.0%
Summit County 110 0.0%
Wasatch County 110 0.0%
Iron County 101 100.0%
Tooele County 110 0.0%

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: 36 applications in 2025, of which 22 were originated and 4 denied.

11.1% of all applications, or 15.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Utah statewide average across all lenders was 16.0%.

The median rate on loans Gateway First Bank originated in Utah in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Gateway First 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