Lower · Arizona · 2025

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

Lower took 495 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025, ranking #112 of 1,082 lenders active in the state. It originated 56.6% of them and denied 9.9% (14.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

495Applicationsin AZ
14.7%Decision denial ratestate 20.4%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$345,000Median loanstate $275,000
$107MVolume12 counties

Lower in Arizona vs the state

9.9%Denial rate-6.33 pts vs state
14.7%Decision denial rate-5.70 pts vs state
56.6%Origination rate-2.91 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.23Rate spread (pts)+0.01 pts vs state
$120kMedian applicant income
280Loans originated
49Denied

Trend in Arizona

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231769412.5%6.63%#167
202446927612.4%6.63%#105
20254952809.9%6.38%#112

What Lower lends in Arizona

By loan purpose

Home purchase 247 50% · 8.5% denied
Refinance 77 16% · 11.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 171 35% · 11.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 301 61% · 7.3% denied
FHA 164 33% · 14.0% denied
VA 29 6% · 10.3% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied Arizona applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 21 43%
Credit history 11 22%
Collateral 10 20%
Incomplete application 2 4%
Unverifiable information 2 4%
Other 2 4%
Insufficient cash 1 2%

Where in Arizona

Counties with the most Lower applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Maricopa County 34620031 9.0%
Pinal County 62367 11.3%
Pima County 36196 16.7%
Yavapai County 1671 6.3%
Mohave County 1061 10.0%
Yuma County 840 0.0%
Navajo County 641 16.7%
Graham County 430 0.0%
Cochise County 301 33.3%
Coconino County 211 50.0%

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: 495 applications in 2025, of which 280 were originated and 49 denied.

9.9% of all applications, or 14.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arizona statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Lower originated in Arizona in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Lower'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