Guaranteed Rate · Arizona · 2025

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

Guaranteed Rate took 2,727 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025, ranking #28 of 1,082 lenders active in the state. It originated 51.1% of them and denied 6.6% (11.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

2.7kApplicationsin AZ
11.2%Decision denial ratestate 20.4%
6.58%Median ratestate 6.50%
$345,000Median loanstate $275,000
$571MVolume14 counties

Guaranteed Rate in Arizona vs the state

6.6%Denial rate-9.63 pts vs state
11.2%Decision denial rate-9.26 pts vs state
51.1%Origination rate-8.36 pts vs state
6.58%Median rate+0.08 pts vs state
0.24Rate spread (pts)+0.02 pts vs state
$118kMedian applicant income
1,394Loans originated
180Denied

Trend in Arizona

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,9248264.4%6.63%#36
20241,8971,1387.6%6.63%#40
20252,7271,3946.6%6.58%#28

What Guaranteed Rate lends in Arizona

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,477 54% · 3.3% denied
Refinance 400 15% · 3.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 595 22% · 9.6% denied
Home improvement 88 3% · 22.7% denied
Other / HELOC 167 6% · 24.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,036 75% · 6.4% denied
FHA 471 17% · 8.5% denied
VA 211 8% · 4.7% denied
USDA / RHS 9 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Arizona applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 59 33%
Credit history 44 24%
Collateral 25 14%
Incomplete application 20 11%
Other 13 7%
Unverifiable information 9 5%
Insufficient cash 8 4%
Employment history 2 1%

Where in Arizona

Counties with the most Guaranteed Rate applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Maricopa County 1,880994101 5.4%
Pima County 2387822 9.2%
Pinal County 1869518 9.7%
Yavapai County 1337813 9.8%
Mohave County 87455 5.7%
Coconino County 56341 1.8%
Yuma County 44224 9.1%
Cochise County 29116 20.7%
Navajo County 2193 14.3%
Gila County 21122 9.5%

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: 2,727 applications in 2025, of which 1,394 were originated and 180 denied.

6.6% of all applications, or 11.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arizona statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Guaranteed Rate originated in Arizona in 2025 was 6.58%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Guaranteed Rate'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