Lower · Idaho · 2025

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

Lower took 218 mortgage applications in Idaho in 2025, ranking #81 of 595 lenders active in the state. It originated 30.3% of them and denied 9.6% (23.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.5%.

218Applicationsin ID
23.9%Decision denial ratestate 17.5%
6.56%Median ratestate 6.63%
$330,000Median loanstate $265,000
$23MVolume33 counties

Lower in Idaho vs the state

9.6%Denial rate-4.82 pts vs state
23.9%Decision denial rate+6.34 pts vs state
30.3%Origination rate-32.74 pts vs state
6.56%Median rate-0.06 pts vs state
0.33Rate spread (pts)+0.18 pts vs state
$101kMedian applicant income
66Loans originated
21Denied

Trend in Idaho

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202310510.0%7.00%#250
2024391612.8%6.69%#160
2025218669.6%6.56%#81

What Lower lends in Idaho

By loan purpose

Home purchase 62 28% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 44 20% · 13.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 112 51% · 13.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 122 56% · 4.9% denied
FHA 69 32% · 14.5% denied
VA 26 12% · 19.2% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Idaho applicants

Credit history 10 48%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 29%
Collateral 3 14%
Incomplete application 1 5%
Other 1 5%

Where in Idaho

Counties with the most Lower applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Ada County 74401 1.4%
Canyon County 3382 6.1%
Kootenai County 1840 0.0%
Bonneville County 1844 22.2%
Twin Falls County 911 11.1%
Bonner County 731 14.3%
Bannock County 702 28.6%
Nez Perce County 501 20.0%
Franklin County 421 25.0%
Owyhee County 411 25.0%

Other large lenders in Idaho

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Idaho Central Credit UnionA 15,64416.5%7.00%
Rocket MortgageC 4,39113.3%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 3,9439.1%6.12%
Premier Mortgage ResourcesB 2,5042.7%6.25%
Mountain America Federal Credit UnionD 2,32337.7%7.24%
Guild MortgageA 2,3203.4%6.50%
U.S. BankD 2,16128.6%7.35%
Loandepot.ComD 1,62214.2%6.50%
Glacier BankD 1,50714.5%6.88%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 1,29710.8%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Idaho: 218 applications in 2025, of which 66 were originated and 21 denied.

9.6% of all applications, or 23.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Idaho statewide average across all lenders was 14.5%.

The median rate on loans Lower originated in Idaho in 2025 was 6.56%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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