Meriwest · Arizona · 2025

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

Meriwest took 14 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025, ranking #465 of 1,082 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.3% of them and denied 21.4% (25.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

14Applicationsin AZ
25.0%Decision denial ratestate 20.4%
6.80%Median ratestate 6.50%
$70,000Median loanstate $275,000
$575kVolume3 counties

Meriwest in Arizona vs the state

21.4%Denial rate+5.20 pts vs state
25.0%Decision denial rate+4.59 pts vs state
64.3%Origination rate+4.81 pts vs state
6.80%Median rate+0.30 pts vs state
-0.79Rate spread (pts)-1.01 pts vs state
$84kMedian applicant income
9Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Arizona

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202310820.0%7.63%#516
202514921.4%6.80%#465

What Meriwest lends in Arizona

By loan purpose

Refinance 2 14% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 7% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 5 36% · 20.0% denied
Other / HELOC 6 43% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 14 100% · 21.4% denied

Why it denied Arizona applicants

Other 1 33%
Credit history 1 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 33%

Where in Arizona

Counties with the most Meriwest applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pima County 733 42.9%
Maricopa County 650 0.0%
Coconino County 110 0.0%

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: 14 applications in 2025, of which 9 were originated and 3 denied.

21.4% of all applications, or 25.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arizona statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Meriwest originated in Arizona in 2025 was 6.80%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Meriwest'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