Armed Forces Bank · New Mexico · 2025

Armed Forces Bank in New Mexico: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Armed Forces Bank took 27 mortgage applications in New Mexico in 2025, ranking #184 of 599 lenders active in the state. It originated 48.2% of them and denied 18.5% (27.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.6%.

27Applicationsin NM
27.8%Decision denial ratestate 24.7%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$405,000Median loanstate $205,000
$5.8MVolume7 counties

Armed Forces Bank in New Mexico vs the state

18.5%Denial rate-0.08 pts vs state
27.8%Decision denial rate+3.12 pts vs state
48.2%Origination rate-5.19 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.46Rate spread (pts)-0.84 pts vs state
$182kMedian applicant income
13Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in New Mexico

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202348294.2%6.50%#127
202435218.6%6.25%#165
2025271318.5%6.13%#184

What Armed Forces Bank lends in New Mexico

By loan purpose

Home purchase 18 67% · 11.1% denied
Refinance 5 19% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 4% · 100.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 11% · 66.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 5 19% · 40.0% denied
FHA 1 4% · 100.0% denied
VA 21 78% · 9.5% denied

Why it denied New Mexico applicants

Incomplete application 5 100%

Where in New Mexico

Counties with the most Armed Forces Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Otero County 761 14.3%
Bernalillo County 611 16.7%
Sandoval County 503 60.0%
Doña Ana County 430 0.0%
Santa Fe County 320 0.0%
Cibola County 100 0.0%
Valencia County 110 0.0%

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: 27 applications in 2025, of which 13 were originated and 5 denied.

18.5% of all applications, or 27.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Mexico statewide average across all lenders was 18.6%.

The median rate on loans Armed Forces Bank originated in New Mexico in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Armed Forces Bank'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