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Sun West Mortgage Company review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Sun West Mortgage Company earns a B, better than most large mortgage lenders. It turned down 14.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 54th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.11 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 78th percentile on pricing. Compared against 101 large mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

16kApplications2025
54.8%Originatedof applications
14.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.25%Median ratenational 6.63%
$3.3BLoan volume54 states

Sun West Mortgage Company at a glance, 2025

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

12.9%Denial rate (all applications)-5.13 pts vs national
14.9%Denial rate (decided applications)-7.66 pts vs national
54.8%Origination rate-3.22 pts vs national
9.6%Withdrawn by applicant
4.3%Closed for incompleteness
6.25%Median interest rate-0.38 pts vs national
0.11Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.15 pts vs national
$325,000Median loan amount
$10,552Median total loan costs
$104kMedian applicant income
87%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 101 large mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

54th14.9% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

78th0.11 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

72nd13.9%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

25th3.25% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202310,4845,17022.2%25.4%6.63%$1.4B
202412,5526,55615.3%18.0%6.25%$2.1B
202516,2708,91812.9%14.9%6.25%$3.3B

What Sun West Mortgage Company 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 6,853 42% · 10.7% denied
Refinance 3,750 23% · 7.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 5,386 33% · 19.4% denied
Other / HELOC 281 2% · 11.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 5,299 33% · 7.8% denied
FHA 7,327 45% · 16.3% denied
VA 3,502 22% · 13.2% denied
USDA / RHS 142 1% · 16.9% denied

Also: 383 home-equity lines, 105 reverse mortgages, 602 manufactured homes, 694 investment properties.

Why Sun West Mortgage Company denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 2,090 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 747 36%
Debt-to-income ratio 662 32%
Other 510 24%
Collateral 91 4%
Employment history 39 2%
Unverifiable information 38 2%
Incomplete application 3 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Sun West Mortgage Company

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1,31952732.3%
$50k – $100k5,2032,57220.0%
$100k – $150k3,6642,12912.8%
$150k – $250k2,7891,7869.0%
Over $250k8865777.6%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 254262699.2%
25–343,0281,83811.9%
35–444,1132,35813.3%
45–543,5331,89616.9%
55–642,6801,37316.6%
65–741,66179718.1%
Over 7482538417.9%

Where Sun West Mortgage Company lends

54 states and 1,605 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California3,0561,69711.1%6.13%#67
Texas1,7211,0589.8%6.13%#117
Florida1,42365816.2%6.25%#117
Arizona92653813.9%6.13%#77
Georgia76435814.0%6.00%#113
Illinois53430410.9%6.75%#120
North Carolina50324613.3%5.98%#136
Puerto Rico48228910.6%6.38%#12
Virginia45824514.6%5.99%#120
Tennessee45723914.9%6.00%#121
Maryland41823512.0%6.13%#104
Ohio40424710.9%6.36%#164
Colorado40022911.0%6.00%#123
Michigan34616615.6%6.25%#158
New Jersey32416913.0%6.13%#156
Missouri29520410.9%6.50%#137
Washington29116514.8%5.88%#154
South Carolina27714513.7%5.99%#146
Nevada26513411.7%6.22%#84
Pennsylvania24411612.3%6.38%#249
Oklahoma23116410.0%6.25%#114
New York21111512.3%6.38%#201
Oregon20512415.6%5.88%#115
Indiana19611212.8%6.25%#205
Louisiana1847722.8%6.33%#127
Alabama1817916.6%6.50%#162
Kansas1771356.8%6.38%#111
Utah1447113.2%6.13%#118
Minnesota1236610.6%6.00%#182
Wisconsin1175420.5%6.63%#235
Kentucky1025313.7%6.38%#207
Connecticut885414.8%6.44%#177
Massachusetts805511.3%6.75%#275
New Mexico772231.2%5.99%#118
Idaho744314.9%5.99%#136
U.S. Virgin Islands69455.8%6.88%#3
Arkansas562819.6%6.44%#201
Hawaii472114.9%6.25%#93
Mississippi462317.4%6.13%#181
New Hampshire422411.9%6.81%#142
Delaware381521.1%5.88%#136
West Virginia382221.1%6.75%#152
Iowa231130.4%5.88%#287
District of Columbia21919.1%6.63%#118
Montana20610.0%6.25%#143
Wyoming201125.0%6.13%#107
Nebraska191210.5%5.79%#211
Alaska17105.9%6.94%#86
Maine13715.4%6.00%#197
North Dakota8225.0%6.06%#137
Rhode Island640.0%6.19%#231

Frequently asked questions

Sun West Mortgage Company denied 14.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 54th percentile of large mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Sun West Mortgage Company gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 35.7% 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 Sun West Mortgage Company originated in 2025 was 6.25%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.11 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 42% of its applications were for home purchases, 56% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 2% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 33% conventional, 45% FHA, 22% 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 Sun West Mortgage Company. Data sources · Methodology