Navajo County, Arizona · 2025

Mortgage lenders in Navajo County, AZ: denial rates and top lenders (2025)

277 lenders acted on 3,870 mortgage applications for properties in Navajo County in 2025. 16.5% were denied (Arizona: 16.2%). Median rate on closed loans 6.75%; median loan $235,000; median property value $405,000.

3.9kApplications
16.5%Denial ratestate 16.2%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$235,000Median loan
$405,000Median property value

Largest lenders in Navajo County

#LenderGradeApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rate
1 Rocket Mortgage C 341264 12.3%6.75%
2 United Shore Financial Services B 296218 7.8%6.50%
3 Guild Mortgage A 215160 3.7%6.75%
4 Zions Bancorporation B 12668 25.4%7.75%
5 Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance F 11912 52.9%9.12%
6 21st Mortgage F 9232 31.5%8.98%
7 Desert Financial Credit Union B 9257 22.8%6.49%
8 Newrez D 7928 20.3%6.63%
9 Mortgage Research Center C 7929 17.7%6.25%
10 Pennymac Loan Services C 7641 9.2%6.50%
11 The Loan Store B 7555 5.3%6.75%
12 American Pacific Mortgage C 7345 9.6%6.75%
13 Crosscountry Mortgage B 6038 1.7%6.69%
14 Freedom Mortgage B 5824 10.3%6.56%
15 AmeriSave Mortgage D 5317 60.4%7.13%
16 Fairway Independent Mortgage B 5335 9.4%6.69%
17 Mountain America Federal Credit Union D 4723 27.7%7.13%
18 BMO Bank F 4725 34.0%8.33%
19 Loandepot.Com D 4623 32.6%7.00%
20 Broker Solutions D 459 13.3%6.63%
21 Altitude Financial A 4427 0.0%6.63%
22 JPMorgan Chase Bank B 4121 17.1%6.99%
23 Peak Residential Lending B 4125 0.0%6.56%
24 CMG Mortgage A 4024 7.5%6.99%
25 Arizona Central D 4017 22.5%7.75%

Best approval odds in Navajo County

Lowest decision denial rate among lenders that decided at least 50 applications here in 2025.

What Navajo County borrowers applied for

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,775 46% · 12.6% denied
Refinance 561 14% · 10.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 844 22% · 18.8% denied
Home improvement 272 7% · 30.2% denied
Other / HELOC 418 11% · 28.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,890 75% · 17.2% denied
FHA 526 14% · 17.7% denied
VA 416 11% · 10.6% denied
USDA / RHS 38 1% · 7.9% denied

Why applications were denied

Debt-to-income ratio 170 27%
Collateral 143 22%
Credit history 116 18%
Incomplete application 87 14%
Other 58 9%
Unverifiable information 42 7%
Insufficient cash 19 3%
Employment history 3 0%

Navajo County by year

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateMedian loan
20233,1391,64620.8%7.00%$205,000
20243,4431,91518.8%6.99%$215,000
20253,8702,17616.5%6.75%$235,000

Frequently asked questions

16.5% of applications in Navajo County were denied in 2025, against 16.2% statewide in Arizona.

Rocket Mortgage, with 341 applications in 2025 and a denial rate of 12.3%.

The median mortgage application in Navajo County in 2025 was for $235,000; the median property value on originated loans was $405,000.