Nova Financial & Investment · Arizona · 2025

Nova Financial & Investment in Arizona: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Nova Financial & Investment took 5,380 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025, ranking #9 of 1,082 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.2% of them and denied 16.2% (19.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

5.4kApplicationsin AZ
19.1%Decision denial ratestate 20.4%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.50%
$285,000Median loanstate $275,000
$1.1BVolume15 counties

Nova Financial & Investment in Arizona vs the state

16.2%Denial rate-0.06 pts vs state
19.1%Decision denial rate-1.27 pts vs state
66.2%Origination rate+6.69 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.01 pts vs state
0.21Rate spread (pts)-0.01 pts vs state
$8kMedian applicant income
3,560Loans originated
870Denied

Trend in Arizona

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236,1753,7205.3%6.75%#6
20245,1373,5025.2%6.75%#9
20255,3803,56016.2%6.49%#9

What Nova Financial & Investment lends in Arizona

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3,877 72% · 13.2% denied
Refinance 564 10% · 22.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 939 17% · 24.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,069 57% · 16.1% denied
FHA 1,741 32% · 18.0% denied
VA 509 9% · 11.0% denied
USDA / RHS 61 1% · 9.8% denied

Why it denied Arizona applicants

Incomplete application 612 70%
Credit history 64 7%
Other 57 7%
Debt-to-income ratio 57 7%
Collateral 47 5%
Employment history 29 3%
Unverifiable information 4 0%

Where in Arizona

Counties with the most Nova Financial & Investment applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pima County 2,0071,418259 12.9%
Maricopa County 1,338875206 15.4%
Yuma County 86463167 7.8%
Pinal County 23816128 11.8%
Cochise County 1277524 18.9%
Graham County 104808 7.7%
Yavapai County 63439 14.3%
Santa Cruz County 614413 21.3%
Mohave County 36253 8.3%
Navajo County 32187 21.9%

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%
Freedom MortgageB 4,9917.0%6.00%
NewrezD 4,92216.9%6.38%

Frequently asked questions

Arizona: 5,380 applications in 2025, of which 3,560 were originated and 870 denied.

16.2% of all applications, or 19.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arizona statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Nova Financial & Investment originated in Arizona in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Nova Financial & Investment'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