Nations Direct Mortgage · Utah · 2025

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

Nations Direct Mortgage took 19 mortgage applications in Utah in 2025, ranking #242 of 575 lenders active in the state. It originated 57.9% of them and denied 15.8% (21.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.0%.

19Applicationsin UT
21.4%Decision denial ratestate 19.2%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$435,000Median loanstate $305,000
$6.5MVolume7 counties

Nations Direct Mortgage in Utah vs the state

15.8%Denial rate-0.17 pts vs state
21.4%Decision denial rate+2.25 pts vs state
57.9%Origination rate-5.35 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.24Rate spread (pts)0.00 pts vs state
$219kMedian applicant income
11Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Utah

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023351714.3%7.38%#173
2024211019.1%6.88%#219
2025191115.8%6.38%#242

What Nations Direct Mortgage lends in Utah

By loan purpose

Home purchase 7 37% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 1 5% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 11 58% · 27.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 11 58% · 9.1% denied
FHA 6 32% · 33.3% denied
VA 2 11% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Utah applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 67%
Credit history 1 33%

Where in Utah

Counties with the most Nations Direct Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Salt Lake County 832 25.0%
Utah County 430 0.0%
Weber County 330 0.0%
Wasatch County 110 0.0%
Washington County 101 100.0%
Uintah County 100 0.0%
Summit 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: 19 applications in 2025, of which 11 were originated and 3 denied.

15.8% of all applications, or 21.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Utah statewide average across all lenders was 16.0%.

The median rate on loans Nations Direct Mortgage originated in Utah in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Nations Direct Mortgage'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