Universal Lending · Arizona · 2025

Universal Lending in Arizona: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Universal Lending took 252 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025, ranking #160 of 1,082 lenders active in the state. It originated 86.5% of them and denied 5.2% (5.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

252Applicationsin AZ
5.6%Decision denial ratestate 20.4%
5.13%Median ratestate 6.50%
$405,000Median loanstate $275,000
$83MVolume3 counties

Universal Lending in Arizona vs the state

5.2%Denial rate-11.07 pts vs state
5.6%Decision denial rate-14.78 pts vs state
86.5%Origination rate+27.03 pts vs state
5.13%Median rate-1.38 pts vs state
-0.95Rate spread (pts)-1.17 pts vs state
$108kMedian applicant income
218Loans originated
13Denied

Trend in Arizona

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023530.0%7.13%#619
202432263.1%5.50%#351
20252522185.2%5.13%#160

What Universal Lending lends in Arizona

By loan purpose

Home purchase 249 99% · 5.2% denied
Refinance 3 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 126 50% · 3.2% denied
FHA 100 40% · 6.0% denied
VA 26 10% · 11.5% denied

Why it denied Arizona applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 11 85%
Credit history 1 8%
Insufficient cash 1 8%

Where in Arizona

Counties with the most Universal Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Maricopa County 20918212 5.7%
Pinal County 42351 2.4%
Pima 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: 252 applications in 2025, of which 218 were originated and 13 denied.

5.2% of all applications, or 5.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arizona statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Universal Lending originated in Arizona in 2025 was 5.13%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Universal Lending'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