Waterstone Mortgage · Arizona · 2025

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

Waterstone Mortgage took 516 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025, ranking #108 of 1,082 lenders active in the state. It originated 74.8% of them and denied 3.1% (4.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

516Applicationsin AZ
4.0%Decision denial ratestate 20.4%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$365,000Median loanstate $275,000
$160MVolume12 counties

Waterstone Mortgage in Arizona vs the state

3.1%Denial rate-13.13 pts vs state
4.0%Decision denial rate-16.45 pts vs state
74.8%Origination rate+15.33 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.28Rate spread (pts)+0.06 pts vs state
$117kMedian applicant income
386Loans originated
16Denied

Trend in Arizona

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236474803.4%6.50%#85
20245654055.7%6.63%#98
20255163863.1%6.50%#108

What Waterstone Mortgage lends in Arizona

By loan purpose

Home purchase 415 80% · 1.9% denied
Refinance 68 13% · 7.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 33 6% · 9.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 357 69% · 2.0% denied
FHA 129 25% · 5.4% denied
VA 30 6% · 6.7% denied

Why it denied Arizona applicants

Collateral 5 31%
Credit history 5 31%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 25%
Insufficient cash 2 13%

Where in Arizona

Counties with the most Waterstone Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Maricopa County 37528010 2.7%
Pinal County 71582 2.8%
Yavapai County 36252 5.6%
Pima County 940 0.0%
Navajo County 751 14.3%
Mohave County 430 0.0%
Gila County 430 0.0%
Coconino County 430 0.0%
Yuma County 220 0.0%
Santa Cruz County 211 50.0%

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: 516 applications in 2025, of which 386 were originated and 16 denied.

3.1% of all applications, or 4.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arizona statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

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

About this data. Figures are Waterstone Mortgage'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