Nations Direct Mortgage · Arizona · 2025

Nations Direct Mortgage in Arizona: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Nations Direct Mortgage took 138 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025, ranking #207 of 1,082 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.9% of them and denied 8.7% (11.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

138Applicationsin AZ
11.7%Decision denial ratestate 20.4%
6.62%Median ratestate 6.50%
$350,000Median loanstate $275,000
$33MVolume11 counties

Nations Direct Mortgage in Arizona vs the state

8.7%Denial rate-7.53 pts vs state
11.7%Decision denial rate-8.76 pts vs state
65.9%Origination rate+6.46 pts vs state
6.62%Median rate+0.12 pts vs state
0.43Rate spread (pts)+0.21 pts vs state
$131kMedian applicant income
91Loans originated
12Denied

Trend in Arizona

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202317910112.9%7.13%#165
20241621059.3%6.88%#185
2025138918.7%6.62%#207

What Nations Direct Mortgage lends in Arizona

By loan purpose

Home purchase 86 62% · 8.1% denied
Refinance 19 14% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 33 24% · 15.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 85 62% · 7.1% denied
FHA 39 28% · 12.8% denied
VA 14 10% · 7.1% denied

Why it denied Arizona applicants

Credit history 7 58%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 25%
Other 1 8%
Employment history 1 8%

Where in Arizona

Counties with the most Nations Direct Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Maricopa County 1026510 9.8%
Pinal County 1491 7.1%
Pima County 761 14.3%
Mohave County 430 0.0%
Yavapai County 330 0.0%
Santa Cruz County 200 0.0%
Gila County 220 0.0%
Yuma County 100 0.0%
Navajo County 110 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: 138 applications in 2025, of which 91 were originated and 12 denied.

8.7% of all applications, or 11.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arizona statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Nations Direct Mortgage originated in Arizona in 2025 was 6.62%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Nations Direct Mortgage'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