The Mortgage Link · Arizona · 2025

The Mortgage Link in Arizona: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

The Mortgage Link took 42 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025, ranking #334 of 1,082 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.9% of them and denied 4.8% (6.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

42Applicationsin AZ
6.5%Decision denial ratestate 20.4%
6.81%Median ratestate 6.50%
$345,000Median loanstate $275,000
$9.6MVolume3 counties

The Mortgage Link in Arizona vs the state

4.8%Denial rate-11.47 pts vs state
6.5%Decision denial rate-13.96 pts vs state
61.9%Origination rate+2.42 pts vs state
6.81%Median rate+0.31 pts vs state
0.98Rate spread (pts)+0.76 pts vs state
$78kMedian applicant income
26Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Arizona

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202395615.3%7.13%#235
202495616.3%6.75%#239
202542264.8%6.81%#334

What The Mortgage Link lends in Arizona

By loan purpose

Home purchase 38 90% · 5.3% denied
Refinance 1 2% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 7% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 14 33% · 0.0% denied
FHA 23 55% · 8.7% denied
VA 5 12% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Arizona applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 50%
Unverifiable information 1 50%

Where in Arizona

Counties with the most The Mortgage Link applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Maricopa County 36202 5.6%
Cochise County 550 0.0%
Pinal County 110 0.0%

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: 42 applications in 2025, of which 26 were originated and 2 denied.

4.8% of all applications, or 6.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arizona statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans The Mortgage Link originated in Arizona in 2025 was 6.81%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are The Mortgage Link'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