Spirit of Alaska · Alaska · 2025

Spirit of Alaska in Alaska: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Spirit of Alaska took 98 mortgage applications in Alaska in 2025, ranking #44 of 252 lenders active in the state. It originated 33.7% of them and denied 26.5% (41.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.0%.

98Applicationsin AK
41.3%Decision denial ratestate 18.0%
Median ratestate 6.44%
$155,000Median loanstate $305,000
$6.2MVolume7 counties

Spirit of Alaska in Alaska vs the state

26.5%Denial rate+12.52 pts vs state
41.3%Decision denial rate+23.29 pts vs state
33.7%Origination rate-27.01 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$109kMedian applicant income
33Loans originated
26Denied

Trend in Alaska

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023642232.8%#44
2024863827.9%#41
2025983326.5%#44

What Spirit of Alaska lends in Alaska

By loan purpose

Home purchase 10 10% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 17 17% · 23.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 53 54% · 34.0% denied
Home improvement 16 16% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 97 99% · 26.8% denied
VA 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Where in Alaska

Counties with the most Spirit of Alaska applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fairbanks North Star Borough 903023 25.6%
Chugach Census Area 210 0.0%
Denali Borough 210 0.0%
Kenai Peninsula Borough 101 100.0%
Copper River Census Area 110 0.0%
Matanuska-Susitna Borough 101 100.0%
Dillingham Census Area 101 100.0%

Other large lenders in Alaska

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Global Federal Credit UnionC 2,60116.0%6.63%
Residential MortgageB 1,9074.4%6.25%
NewrezD 1,3444.3%6.38%
Rocket MortgageC 1,05117.8%6.75%
Mortgage Research CenterC 84414.5%6.25%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 55112.2%6.12%
The Loan StoreB 5198.5%6.50%
NuVision Federal Credit UnionC 50132.9%4.99%
CREDIT UNION 1 Credit UnionD 46211.7%7.75%
First National Bank AlaskaC 4029.0%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

Alaska: 98 applications in 2025, of which 33 were originated and 26 denied.

26.5% of all applications, or 41.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alaska statewide average across all lenders was 14.0%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Spirit of Alaska's own HMDA filing for properties located in Alaska, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology