Guaranteed Rate · Hawaii · 2025

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

Guaranteed Rate took 766 mortgage applications in Hawaii in 2025, ranking #13 of 321 lenders active in the state. It originated 57.8% of them and denied 5.4% (8.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.8%.

766Applicationsin HI
8.3%Decision denial ratestate 27.3%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.15%
$595,000Median loanstate $405,000
$308MVolume4 counties

Guaranteed Rate in Hawaii vs the state

5.4%Denial rate-16.48 pts vs state
8.3%Decision denial rate-19.06 pts vs state
57.8%Origination rate+2.46 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate+0.35 pts vs state
0.09Rate spread (pts)+0.34 pts vs state
$174kMedian applicant income
443Loans originated
41Denied

Trend in Hawaii

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235523095.4%6.53%#13
20247144435.9%6.60%#11
20257664435.4%6.50%#13

What Guaranteed Rate lends in Hawaii

By loan purpose

Home purchase 513 67% · 3.7% denied
Refinance 124 16% · 4.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 75 10% · 4.0% denied
Home improvement 24 3% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 30 4% · 26.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 605 79% · 5.8% denied
FHA 45 6% · 13.3% denied
VA 115 15% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Hawaii applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 21 51%
Collateral 7 17%
Credit history 5 12%
Incomplete application 3 7%
Other 3 7%
Unverifiable information 2 5%

Where in Hawaii

Counties with the most Guaranteed Rate applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Honolulu County 40923323 5.6%
Maui County 1811078 4.4%
Hawaii County 104694 3.8%
Kauai County 72346 8.3%

Other large lenders in Hawaii

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Bank of HawaiiC 3,67927.8%6.00%
First Hawaiian BankB 2,74019.4%5.87%
American Savings BankC 2,47934.5%5.65%
Hawaiiusa Federal Credit UnionC 1,83338.1%5.65%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 1,71011.1%6.13%
Rocket MortgageC 1,63722.4%6.63%
Central Pacific BankC 1,51933.6%6.13%
Hawaii State Federal Credit UnionC 1,41830.0%5.90%
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 98530.2%8.10%
Freedom MortgageB 92410.8%5.75%

Frequently asked questions

Hawaii: 766 applications in 2025, of which 443 were originated and 41 denied.

5.4% of all applications, or 8.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Hawaii statewide average across all lenders was 21.8%.

The median rate on loans Guaranteed Rate originated in Hawaii in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.15%.

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