Bank of the Southwest · New Mexico · 2025

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

Bank of the Southwest took 70 mortgage applications in New Mexico in 2025, ranking #122 of 599 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.9% of them and denied 14.3% (16.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.6%.

70Applicationsin NM
16.4%Decision denial ratestate 24.7%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $205,000
$8.5MVolume6 counties

Bank of the Southwest in New Mexico vs the state

14.3%Denial rate-4.31 pts vs state
16.4%Decision denial rate-8.27 pts vs state
72.9%Origination rate+19.52 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$77kMedian applicant income
51Loans originated
10Denied

Trend in New Mexico

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023604311.7%#115
2024643815.6%#119
2025705114.3%#122

What Bank of the Southwest lends in New Mexico

By loan purpose

Home purchase 18 26% · 5.6% denied
Refinance 51 73% · 17.7% denied
Home improvement 1 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 70 100% · 14.3% denied

Where in New Mexico

Counties with the most Bank of the Southwest applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Chaves County 32234 12.5%
Sierra County 16132 12.5%
San Juan County 1282 16.7%
Doña Ana County 862 25.0%
Lincoln County 110 0.0%
Luna County 100 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: 70 applications in 2025, of which 51 were originated and 10 denied.

14.3% of all applications, or 16.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Mexico statewide average across all lenders was 18.6%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Bank of the Southwest'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