Guaranteed Rate Affinity · Arizona · 2025

Guaranteed Rate Affinity in Arizona: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Guaranteed Rate Affinity took 866 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025, ranking #80 of 1,082 lenders active in the state. It originated 58.3% of them and denied 5.2% (7.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

866Applicationsin AZ
7.9%Decision denial ratestate 20.4%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$315,000Median loanstate $275,000
$181MVolume13 counties

Guaranteed Rate Affinity in Arizona vs the state

5.2%Denial rate-11.03 pts vs state
7.9%Decision denial rate-12.47 pts vs state
58.3%Origination rate-1.17 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.25Rate spread (pts)+0.03 pts vs state
$120kMedian applicant income
505Loans originated
45Denied

Trend in Arizona

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,0576029.3%6.75%#63
20248185178.4%6.88%#76
20258665055.2%6.63%#80

What Guaranteed Rate Affinity lends in Arizona

By loan purpose

Home purchase 606 70% · 3.8% denied
Refinance 117 14% · 2.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 102 12% · 7.8% denied
Home improvement 12 1% · 16.7% denied
Other / HELOC 29 3% · 31.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 663 77% · 5.3% denied
FHA 100 12% · 8.0% denied
VA 98 11% · 2.0% denied
USDA / RHS 5 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Arizona applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 19 42%
Credit history 10 22%
Collateral 5 11%
Other 5 11%
Incomplete application 3 7%
Insufficient cash 2 4%
Unverifiable information 1 2%

Where in Arizona

Counties with the most Guaranteed Rate Affinity applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Maricopa County 38021120 5.3%
Pima County 28718610 3.5%
Gila County 71345 7.0%
Pinal County 46311 2.2%
Yavapai County 36213 8.3%
Mohave County 2071 5.0%
Santa Cruz County 650 0.0%
Navajo County 550 0.0%
Coconino County 430 0.0%
Cochise County 302 66.7%

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: 866 applications in 2025, of which 505 were originated and 45 denied.

5.2% of all applications, or 7.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arizona statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Guaranteed Rate Affinity originated in Arizona in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Guaranteed Rate Affinity'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