Pennymac Loan Services · Utah · 2025

Pennymac Loan Services in Utah: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Pennymac Loan Services took 2,132 mortgage applications in Utah in 2025, ranking #14 of 575 lenders active in the state. It originated 56.9% of them and denied 12.7% (17.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.0%.

2.1kApplicationsin UT
17.8%Decision denial ratestate 19.2%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$355,000Median loanstate $305,000
$476MVolume28 counties

Pennymac Loan Services in Utah vs the state

12.7%Denial rate-3.30 pts vs state
17.8%Decision denial rate-1.36 pts vs state
56.9%Origination rate-6.30 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.21Rate spread (pts)-0.03 pts vs state
$125kMedian applicant income
1,214Loans originated
270Denied

Trend in Utah

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,35569415.9%6.63%#20
20241,51881315.0%6.50%#18
20252,1321,21412.7%6.38%#14

What Pennymac Loan Services lends in Utah

By loan purpose

Home purchase 527 25% · 14.4% denied
Refinance 610 29% · 6.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 531 25% · 17.9% denied
Other / HELOC 464 22% · 13.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,454 68% · 12.6% denied
FHA 421 20% · 13.5% denied
VA 252 12% · 11.9% denied
USDA / RHS 5 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Utah applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 123 46%
Collateral 39 14%
Credit history 38 14%
Incomplete application 30 11%
Insufficient cash 17 6%
Unverifiable information 15 6%
Other 5 2%
Employment history 3 1%

Where in Utah

Counties with the most Pennymac Loan Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Salt Lake County 64737792 14.2%
Utah County 45423652 11.5%
Davis County 22815512 5.3%
Weber County 19811233 16.7%
Washington County 16710125 15.0%
Tooele County 89509 10.1%
Iron County 55327 12.7%
Box Elder County 44205 11.4%
Cache County 44248 18.2%
Summit County 32144 12.5%

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: 2,132 applications in 2025, of which 1,214 were originated and 270 denied.

12.7% of all applications, or 17.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Utah statewide average across all lenders was 16.0%.

The median rate on loans Pennymac Loan Services originated in Utah in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Pennymac Loan Services'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