Newrez · Utah · 2025

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

Newrez took 1,801 mortgage applications in Utah in 2025, ranking #15 of 575 lenders active in the state. It originated 38.2% of them and denied 17.3% (30.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.0%.

1.8kApplicationsin UT
30.8%Decision denial ratestate 19.2%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$365,000Median loanstate $305,000
$292MVolume27 counties

Newrez in Utah vs the state

17.3%Denial rate+1.36 pts vs state
30.8%Decision denial rate+11.62 pts vs state
38.2%Origination rate-25.09 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.34Rate spread (pts)+0.10 pts vs state
$113kMedian applicant income
687Loans originated
312Denied

Trend in Utah

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202390544512.7%6.50%#26
20241,12846517.0%6.75%#24
20251,80168717.3%6.63%#15

What Newrez lends in Utah

By loan purpose

Home purchase 354 20% · 6.8% denied
Refinance 562 31% · 10.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 885 49% · 25.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,177 65% · 18.0% denied
FHA 348 19% · 22.1% denied
VA 272 15% · 8.1% denied
USDA / RHS 4 0% · 25.0% denied

Why it denied Utah applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 184 59%
Credit history 55 18%
Unverifiable information 24 8%
Collateral 18 6%
Employment history 12 4%
Other 11 4%
Insufficient cash 8 3%

Where in Utah

Counties with the most Newrez applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Salt Lake County 548204114 20.8%
Utah County 36112461 16.9%
Washington County 1777423 13.0%
Davis County 1716628 16.4%
Weber County 1456619 13.1%
Tooele County 722415 20.8%
Summit County 53238 15.1%
Cache County 53225 9.4%
Box Elder County 44158 18.2%
Wasatch County 30124 13.3%

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: 1,801 applications in 2025, of which 687 were originated and 312 denied.

17.3% of all applications, or 30.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Utah statewide average across all lenders was 16.0%.

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

About this data. Figures are Newrez'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