21st Mortgage · New Mexico · 2025

21st Mortgage in New Mexico: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

21st Mortgage took 3,992 mortgage applications in New Mexico in 2025, ranking #2 of 599 lenders active in the state. It originated 19.6% of them and denied 45.5% (68.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.6%.

4.0kApplicationsin NM
68.3%Decision denial ratestate 24.7%
9.60%Median ratestate 6.63%
$135,000Median loanstate $205,000
$109MVolume33 counties

21st Mortgage in New Mexico vs the state

45.5%Denial rate+26.89 pts vs state
68.3%Decision denial rate+43.61 pts vs state
19.6%Origination rate-33.73 pts vs state
9.60%Median rate+2.97 pts vs state
3.81Rate spread (pts)+3.43 pts vs state
$71kMedian applicant income
783Loans originated
1,816Denied

Trend in New Mexico

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,84073247.6%9.15%#1
20244,25581144.8%9.43%#1
20253,99278345.5%9.60%#2

What 21st Mortgage lends in New Mexico

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3,923 98% · 45.3% denied
Refinance 34 1% · 55.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 21 1% · 52.4% denied
Home improvement 9 0% · 77.8% denied
Other / HELOC 5 0% · 60.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,992 100% · 45.5% denied

Why it denied New Mexico applicants

Credit history 1,090 60%
Debt-to-income ratio 510 28%
Incomplete application 85 5%
Insufficient cash 76 4%
Unverifiable information 25 1%
Collateral 17 1%
Other 10 1%
Employment history 3 0%

Where in New Mexico

Counties with the most 21st Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Doña Ana County 50596258 51.1%
Bernalillo County 47775236 49.5%
Lea County 40847172 42.2%
Santa Fe County 30662141 46.1%
San Juan County 27744143 51.6%
Otero County 2676893 34.8%
Valencia County 2174688 40.6%
Eddy County 21436100 46.7%
Rio Arriba County 1604359 36.9%
Sandoval County 1593577 48.4%

Other large lenders in New Mexico

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 4,44020.5%6.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 3,25112.8%6.13%
Guild MortgageA 3,1864.3%6.63%
NusendaD 2,96213.7%8.00%
Waterstone MortgageC 2,7403.2%6.88%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 2,08546.4%9.99%
Sunward Federal Credit UnionB 1,7659.1%6.50%
Mortgage Research CenterC 1,68315.9%6.25%
Primary Residential MortgageC 1,4974.9%6.63%
Loandepot.ComD 1,44124.6%6.75%

Frequently asked questions

New Mexico: 3,992 applications in 2025, of which 783 were originated and 1,816 denied.

45.5% of all applications, or 68.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Mexico statewide average across all lenders was 18.6%.

The median rate on loans 21st Mortgage originated in New Mexico in 2025 was 9.60%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are 21st Mortgage's own HMDA filing for properties located in New Mexico, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology