United Shore Financial Services · Hawaii · 2025

United Shore Financial Services in Hawaii: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

United Shore Financial Services took 1,710 mortgage applications in Hawaii in 2025, ranking #5 of 321 lenders active in the state. It originated 74.9% of them and denied 11.1% (12.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.8%.

1.7kApplicationsin HI
12.7%Decision denial ratestate 27.3%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.15%
$625,000Median loanstate $405,000
$908MVolume4 counties

United Shore Financial Services in Hawaii vs the state

11.1%Denial rate-10.72 pts vs state
12.7%Decision denial rate-14.65 pts vs state
74.9%Origination rate+19.54 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.03 pts vs state
-0.26Rate spread (pts)-0.01 pts vs state
$157kMedian applicant income
1,281Loans originated
190Denied

Trend in Hawaii

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,5421,17210.3%6.25%#5
20241,7831,31511.8%6.25%#4
20251,7101,28111.1%6.13%#5

What United Shore Financial Services lends in Hawaii

By loan purpose

Home purchase 966 56% · 9.6% denied
Refinance 525 31% · 7.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 219 13% · 27.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 955 56% · 15.2% denied
FHA 113 7% · 24.8% denied
VA 636 37% · 2.7% denied
USDA / RHS 6 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Hawaii applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 89 47%
Collateral 63 33%
Insufficient cash 19 10%
Other 13 7%
Credit history 5 3%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in Hawaii

Counties with the most United Shore Financial Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Honolulu County 1,139867109 9.6%
Hawaii County 32824443 13.1%
Maui County 1388428 20.3%
Kauai County 1058610 9.5%

Other large lenders in Hawaii

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Bank of HawaiiC 3,67927.8%6.00%
First Hawaiian BankB 2,74019.4%5.87%
American Savings BankC 2,47934.5%5.65%
Hawaiiusa Federal Credit UnionC 1,83338.1%5.65%
Rocket MortgageC 1,63722.4%6.63%
Central Pacific BankC 1,51933.6%6.13%
Hawaii State Federal Credit UnionC 1,41830.0%5.90%
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 98530.2%8.10%
Freedom MortgageB 92410.8%5.75%
NewrezD 89116.5%6.25%

Frequently asked questions

Hawaii: 1,710 applications in 2025, of which 1,281 were originated and 190 denied.

11.1% of all applications, or 12.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Hawaii statewide average across all lenders was 21.8%.

The median rate on loans United Shore Financial Services originated in Hawaii in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.15%.

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