Lower · Utah · 2025

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

Lower took 181 mortgage applications in Utah in 2025, ranking #105 of 575 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.3% of them and denied 6.1% (7.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.0%.

181Applicationsin UT
7.8%Decision denial ratestate 19.2%
6.62%Median ratestate 6.63%
$395,000Median loanstate $305,000
$56MVolume14 counties

Lower in Utah vs the state

6.1%Denial rate-9.88 pts vs state
7.8%Decision denial rate-11.43 pts vs state
71.3%Origination rate+8.03 pts vs state
6.62%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.17Rate spread (pts)-0.07 pts vs state
$123kMedian applicant income
129Loans originated
11Denied

Trend in Utah

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231067015.1%6.63%#124
202416410212.8%6.63%#101
20251811296.1%6.62%#105

What Lower lends in Utah

By loan purpose

Home purchase 102 56% · 2.9% denied
Refinance 35 19% · 5.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 44 24% · 13.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 140 77% · 7.1% denied
FHA 34 19% · 2.9% denied
VA 7 4% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Utah applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 7 64%
Other 2 18%
Credit history 1 9%
Employment history 1 9%

Where in Utah

Counties with the most Lower applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Utah County 68476 8.8%
Salt Lake County 35242 5.7%
Cache County 27212 7.4%
Davis County 1490 0.0%
Washington County 1070 0.0%
Weber County 870 0.0%
Tooele County 530 0.0%
Box Elder County 540 0.0%
Iron County 440 0.0%
Morgan County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in Utah

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
AMERICA FIRST Federal Credit UnionC 16,30318.3%6.99%
Mountain America Federal Credit UnionD 15,40136.5%7.24%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 11,3258.5%6.25%
Rocket MortgageC 6,27614.6%6.63%
Guild MortgageA 5,4271.5%6.50%
Intercap LendingA 4,8810.7%6.50%
GoldenwestB 4,79417.6%7.50%
First Colony MortgageA 3,4992.1%6.38%
Kind LendingC 3,22720.3%6.50%
Zions BancorporationB 3,01322.9%6.49%

Frequently asked questions

Utah: 181 applications in 2025, of which 129 were originated and 11 denied.

6.1% of all applications, or 7.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Utah statewide average across all lenders was 16.0%.

The median rate on loans Lower originated in Utah in 2025 was 6.62%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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