American Financing · New Mexico · 2025

American Financing in New Mexico: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

American Financing took 186 mortgage applications in New Mexico in 2025, ranking #82 of 599 lenders active in the state. It originated 22.0% of them and denied 42.5% (59.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.6%.

186Applicationsin NM
59.0%Decision denial ratestate 24.7%
5.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$195,000Median loanstate $205,000
$9.0MVolume23 counties

American Financing in New Mexico vs the state

42.5%Denial rate+23.87 pts vs state
59.0%Decision denial rate+34.30 pts vs state
22.0%Origination rate-31.30 pts vs state
5.88%Median rate-0.75 pts vs state
0.01Rate spread (pts)-0.37 pts vs state
$78kMedian applicant income
41Loans originated
79Denied

Trend in New Mexico

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023961943.8%6.50%#95
20241473251.7%5.99%#80
20251864142.5%5.88%#82

What American Financing lends in New Mexico

By loan purpose

Home purchase 7 4% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 38 20% · 50.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 128 69% · 41.4% denied
Other / HELOC 13 7% · 53.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 65 35% · 30.8% denied
FHA 101 54% · 49.5% denied
VA 20 11% · 45.0% denied

Why it denied New Mexico applicants

Credit history 26 33%
Other 25 32%
Debt-to-income ratio 16 20%
Collateral 7 9%
Incomplete application 3 4%
Employment history 2 3%

Where in New Mexico

Counties with the most American Financing applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bernalillo County 55927 49.1%
Sandoval County 20411 55.0%
San Juan County 1967 36.8%
Doña Ana County 1335 38.5%
Valencia County 1343 23.1%
Santa Fe County 803 37.5%
Chaves County 813 37.5%
Otero County 721 14.3%
Lea County 723 42.9%
Eddy County 622 33.3%

Other large lenders in New Mexico

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 4,44020.5%6.75%
21st MortgageF 3,99245.5%9.60%
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%

Frequently asked questions

New Mexico: 186 applications in 2025, of which 41 were originated and 79 denied.

42.5% of all applications, or 59.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Mexico statewide average across all lenders was 18.6%.

The median rate on loans American Financing originated in New Mexico in 2025 was 5.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are American Financing'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