Mortgage Approval and Denial Rates in Arizona (2025 HMDA)
Mortgage denial rates in Arizona: lenders acted on 307,947 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025 and denied 16.1% of them, down from 17.8% in 2024. The national denial rate was 17.7%.
Applications acted on
307,947
Loans originated
183,374
Denial rate
16.1%
Median loan
$275,000
Arizona against the national picture
Most-reported denial reason in Arizona: Debt-to-income ratio.
Counties ranked by denial rate
| County | Applications | Denial rate | Median loan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache County | 1,133 | 29.4% | $175,000 |
| La Paz County | 419 | 22.2% | $185,000 |
| Greenlee County | 147 | 19.7% | $165,000 |
| Graham County | 1,448 | 19.0% | $205,000 |
| Santa Cruz County | 1,786 | 18.2% | $215,000 |
| Gila County | 2,475 | 17.4% | $225,000 |
| Navajo County | 3,869 | 16.5% | $235,000 |
| Yavapai County | 12,598 | 16.4% | $265,000 |
| Cochise County | 5,074 | 16.4% | $205,000 |
| Yuma County | 7,909 | 16.3% | $215,000 |
| Maricopa County | 185,544 | 16.1% | $305,000 |
| Mohave County | 11,248 | 16.1% | $215,000 |
| Pinal County | 29,326 | 16.0% | $285,000 |
| Coconino County | 4,881 | 16.0% | $335,000 |
| Pima County | 40,090 | 15.5% | $245,000 |
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The denial rate counts applications the lender acted on, so withdrawn files do not inflate it. A high rate does not automatically mean strict lenders: counties with many first-time or lower-income applicants tend to show higher denial rates because of debt-to-income and credit-history thresholds, which are the two reasons lenders report most often. Median loan amount and median applicant income are computed from the same application records, so they describe who is applying — not who ends up buying.
Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, HMDA Data Browser (2025 loan application register). Latest observation 2026-08-23.