Bell Bank · Colorado · 2025

Bell Bank in Colorado: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Bell Bank took 54 mortgage applications in Colorado in 2025, ranking #297 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.2% of them and denied 3.7% (4.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.6%.

54Applicationsin CO
4.7%Decision denial ratestate 19.7%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$460,000Median loanstate $325,000
$20MVolume18 counties

Bell Bank in Colorado vs the state

3.7%Denial rate-11.93 pts vs state
4.7%Decision denial rate-15.01 pts vs state
72.2%Origination rate+12.20 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
-0.02Rate spread (pts)-0.17 pts vs state
$187kMedian applicant income
39Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Colorado

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023100716.0%6.88%#211
202478546.4%6.63%#248
202554393.7%6.50%#297

What Bell Bank lends in Colorado

By loan purpose

Home purchase 35 65% · 2.9% denied
Refinance 16 30% · 6.3% denied
Home improvement 1 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 48 89% · 2.1% denied
FHA 1 2% · 100.0% denied
VA 5 9% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Colorado applicants

Collateral 1 50%
Credit history 1 50%

Where in Colorado

Counties with the most Bell Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Larimer County 1062 20.0%
Denver County 850 0.0%
Jefferson County 640 0.0%
Weld County 550 0.0%
El Paso County 540 0.0%
Arapahoe County 330 0.0%
Boulder County 330 0.0%
Gunnison County 310 0.0%
Archuleta County 220 0.0%
Clear Creek County 100 0.0%

Other large lenders in Colorado

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 23,1118.8%6.13%
ENT Credit UnionB 13,23820.9%7.50%
Rocket MortgageC 11,48615.7%6.61%
Guild MortgageA 6,2323.1%6.62%
Bellco Credit UnionF 5,86340.9%8.00%
U.S. BankD 4,97836.0%7.95%
American FinancingD 4,93741.3%6.38%
FirstBankC 4,92915.6%7.00%
Canvas Credit UnionC 4,88913.7%7.89%
ElevationsC 4,42610.8%6.88%

Frequently asked questions

Colorado: 54 applications in 2025, of which 39 were originated and 2 denied.

3.7% of all applications, or 4.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Colorado statewide average across all lenders was 15.6%.

The median rate on loans Bell Bank originated in Colorado in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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