Gesa · Idaho · 2025

Gesa in Idaho: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Gesa took 158 mortgage applications in Idaho in 2025, ranking #97 of 595 lenders active in the state. It originated 58.9% of them and denied 24.1% (29.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.5%.

158Applicationsin ID
29.0%Decision denial ratestate 17.5%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$430,000Median loanstate $265,000
$52MVolume16 counties

Gesa in Idaho vs the state

24.1%Denial rate+9.60 pts vs state
29.0%Decision denial rate+11.49 pts vs state
58.9%Origination rate-4.16 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.19Rate spread (pts)+0.03 pts vs state
$133kMedian applicant income
93Loans originated
38Denied

Trend in Idaho

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023381829.0%7.38%#164
2024853538.8%7.00%#118
20251589324.1%6.50%#97

What Gesa lends in Idaho

By loan purpose

Home purchase 105 66% · 25.7% denied
Refinance 4 3% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 17 11% · 5.9% denied
Home improvement 14 9% · 35.7% denied
Other / HELOC 18 11% · 27.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 157 99% · 24.2% denied
VA 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Idaho applicants

Incomplete application 17 45%
Debt-to-income ratio 10 26%
Collateral 4 11%
Other 3 8%
Credit history 2 5%
Insufficient cash 1 3%
Employment history 1 3%

Where in Idaho

Counties with the most Gesa applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Kootenai County 835914 16.9%
Bonner County 421220 47.6%
Ada County 540 0.0%
Benewah County 540 0.0%
Boundary County 420 0.0%
Valley County 320 0.0%
Canyon County 320 0.0%
Latah County 211 50.0%
Shoshone County 202 100.0%
Nez Perce County 210 0.0%

Other large lenders in Idaho

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Idaho Central Credit UnionA 15,64416.5%7.00%
Rocket MortgageC 4,39113.3%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 3,9439.1%6.12%
Premier Mortgage ResourcesB 2,5042.7%6.25%
Mountain America Federal Credit UnionD 2,32337.7%7.24%
Guild MortgageA 2,3203.4%6.50%
U.S. BankD 2,16128.6%7.35%
Loandepot.ComD 1,62214.2%6.50%
Glacier BankD 1,50714.5%6.88%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 1,29710.8%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Idaho: 158 applications in 2025, of which 93 were originated and 38 denied.

24.1% of all applications, or 29.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Idaho statewide average across all lenders was 14.5%.

The median rate on loans Gesa originated in Idaho in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Gesa's own HMDA filing for properties located in Idaho, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology