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State Bank of Southern Utah review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

State Bank of Southern Utah earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 11.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 90th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.22 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 45th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

814Applications2025
74.1%Originatedof applications
11.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$126MLoan volume4 states

State Bank of Southern Utah at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

10.1%Denial rate (all applications)-7.91 pts vs national
11.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-11.36 pts vs national
74.1%Origination rate+16.05 pts vs national
8.5%Withdrawn by applicant
1.8%Closed for incompleteness
7.50%Median interest rate+0.88 pts vs national
0.22Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.03 pts vs national
$175,000Median loan amount
$3,718Median total loan costs
$118kMedian applicant income
55%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

90th11.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

45th0.22 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

64th10.3%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

77th2.12% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202373153613.5%14.9%8.00%$140M
202484060212.1%14.0%8.25%$134M
202581460310.1%11.2%7.50%$126M

What State Bank of Southern Utah lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 204 25% · 8.8% denied
Refinance 169 21% · 3.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 39 5% · 33.3% denied
Home improvement 137 17% · 10.2% denied
Other / HELOC 265 33% · 11.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 814 100% · 10.1% denied

Also: 534 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 66 manufactured homes, 70 investment properties.

Why State Bank of Southern Utah denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 82 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 51 62%
Collateral 13 16%
Credit history 12 15%
Other 3 4%
Insufficient cash 2 2%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at State Bank of Southern Utah

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k594022.6%
$50k – $100k22917014.3%
$100k – $150k21014710.4%
$150k – $250k1651227.0%
Over $250k967611.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34895711.8%
35–4420014116.3%
45–541781349.0%
55–641541169.3%
65–741138514.3%
Over 7446374.8%

Where State Bank of Southern Utah lends

4 states and 20 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Utah7975959.5%7.50%#42
Arizona11527.3%7.00%#495

Frequently asked questions

State Bank of Southern Utah denied 11.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 90th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason State Bank of Southern Utah gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 62.2% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans State Bank of Southern Utah originated in 2025 was 7.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.22 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 25% of its applications were for home purchases, 26% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 49% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with State Bank of Southern Utah. Data sources · Methodology