Sunward Federal Credit Union · Arizona · 2025

Sunward Federal Credit Union in Arizona: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Sunward Federal Credit Union took 39 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025, ranking #342 of 1,082 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.8% of them and denied 7.7% (9.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

39Applicationsin AZ
9.7%Decision denial ratestate 20.4%
6.19%Median ratestate 6.50%
$355,000Median loanstate $275,000
$11MVolume0 counties

Sunward Federal Credit Union in Arizona vs the state

7.7%Denial rate-8.54 pts vs state
9.7%Decision denial rate-10.73 pts vs state
71.8%Origination rate+12.31 pts vs state
6.19%Median rate-0.31 pts vs state
-0.45Rate spread (pts)-0.67 pts vs state
$172kMedian applicant income
28Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Arizona

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202319135.3%6.25%#415
202423208.7%7.38%#392
202539287.7%6.19%#342

What Sunward Federal Credit Union lends in Arizona

By loan purpose

Home purchase 17 44% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 2 5% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 13% · 20.0% denied
Home improvement 6 15% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 9 23% · 22.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 39 100% · 7.7% denied

Why it denied Arizona applicants

Credit history 1 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 33%
Other 1 33%

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%
Nova Financial & InvestmentC 5,38016.2%6.49%
Freedom MortgageB 4,9917.0%6.00%

Frequently asked questions

Arizona: 39 applications in 2025, of which 28 were originated and 3 denied.

7.7% of all applications, or 9.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arizona statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Sunward Federal Credit Union originated in Arizona in 2025 was 6.19%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Sunward Federal Credit Union'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