Bank of America · New Mexico · 2025

Bank of America in New Mexico: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Bank of America took 1,033 mortgage applications in New Mexico in 2025, ranking #17 of 599 lenders active in the state. It originated 34.5% of them and denied 40.6% (53.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.6%.

1.0kApplicationsin NM
53.2%Decision denial ratestate 24.7%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $205,000
$83MVolume26 counties

Bank of America in New Mexico vs the state

40.6%Denial rate+21.96 pts vs state
53.2%Decision denial rate+28.58 pts vs state
34.5%Origination rate-18.88 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
1.82Rate spread (pts)+1.44 pts vs state
$87kMedian applicant income
356Loans originated
419Denied

Trend in New Mexico

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,19643248.4%7.43%#12
20241,01737237.9%6.99%#17
20251,03335640.6%6.25%#17

What Bank of America lends in New Mexico

By loan purpose

Home purchase 240 23% · 25.8% denied
Refinance 144 14% · 38.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 14 1% · 28.6% denied
Home improvement 410 40% · 46.3% denied
Other / HELOC 225 22% · 48.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,019 99% · 40.7% denied
FHA 11 1% · 36.4% denied
VA 3 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied New Mexico applicants

Credit history 195 47%
Debt-to-income ratio 151 36%
Collateral 40 10%
Unverifiable information 16 4%
Other 13 3%
Insufficient cash 3 1%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in New Mexico

Counties with the most Bank of America applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bernalillo County 485171196 40.4%
Santa Fe County 1405255 39.3%
Sandoval County 1345051 38.1%
Doña Ana County 1083443 39.8%
San Juan County 34519 55.9%
Valencia County 32918 56.3%
Otero County 1145 45.5%
Chaves County 1132 18.2%
Curry County 841 12.5%
Eddy County 833 37.5%

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: 1,033 applications in 2025, of which 356 were originated and 419 denied.

40.6% of all applications, or 53.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Mexico statewide average across all lenders was 18.6%.

The median rate on loans Bank of America originated in New Mexico in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Bank of America'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