Goldenwest · Utah · 2025

Goldenwest in Utah: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Goldenwest took 4,794 mortgage applications in Utah in 2025, ranking #7 of 575 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.9% of them and denied 17.6% (18.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.0%.

4.8kApplicationsin UT
18.9%Decision denial ratestate 19.2%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$175,000Median loanstate $305,000
$646MVolume26 counties

Goldenwest in Utah vs the state

17.6%Denial rate+1.65 pts vs state
18.9%Decision denial rate-0.28 pts vs state
62.9%Origination rate-0.35 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
0.24Rate spread (pts)0.00 pts vs state
$123kMedian applicant income
3,015Loans originated
844Denied

Trend in Utah

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234,8362,56528.6%7.75%#4
20244,2182,48926.4%8.50%#7
20254,7943,01517.6%7.50%#7

What Goldenwest lends in Utah

By loan purpose

Home purchase 878 18% · 8.1% denied
Refinance 393 8% · 10.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,168 24% · 18.5% denied
Home improvement 1,258 26% · 17.7% denied
Other / HELOC 1,097 23% · 26.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,599 96% · 17.9% denied
FHA 142 3% · 9.9% denied
VA 40 1% · 12.5% denied
USDA / RHS 13 0% · 30.8% denied

Why it denied Utah applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 464 55%
Credit history 212 25%
Collateral 109 13%
Other 26 3%
Unverifiable information 24 3%
Employment history 9 1%

Where in Utah

Counties with the most Goldenwest applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Weber County 1,180847183 15.5%
Davis County 811594113 13.9%
Salt Lake County 598388134 22.4%
Cache County 58440776 13.0%
Utah County 38124277 20.2%
Washington County 31721466 20.8%
Box Elder County 17712424 13.6%
Morgan County 1301018 6.2%
Summit County 442612 27.3%
Tooele County 28158 28.6%

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%
First Colony MortgageA 3,4992.1%6.38%
Kind LendingC 3,22720.3%6.50%
Zions BancorporationB 3,01322.9%6.49%
Utah Community Federal Credit UnionB 2,57316.1%6.99%

Frequently asked questions

Utah: 4,794 applications in 2025, of which 3,015 were originated and 844 denied.

17.6% of all applications, or 18.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Utah statewide average across all lenders was 16.0%.

The median rate on loans Goldenwest originated in Utah in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Goldenwest'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