Bell Bank · New Mexico · 2025

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

Bell Bank took 510 mortgage applications in New Mexico in 2025, ranking #34 of 599 lenders active in the state. It originated 77.8% of them and denied 3.5% (4.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.6%.

510Applicationsin NM
4.3%Decision denial ratestate 24.7%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$215,000Median loanstate $205,000
$97MVolume18 counties

Bell Bank in New Mexico vs the state

3.5%Denial rate-15.07 pts vs state
4.3%Decision denial rate-20.34 pts vs state
77.8%Origination rate+24.50 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.20Rate spread (pts)-0.19 pts vs state
$88kMedian applicant income
397Loans originated
18Denied

Trend in New Mexico

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232972223.7%6.63%#57
20244713823.8%6.49%#36
20255103973.5%6.38%#34

What Bell Bank lends in New Mexico

By loan purpose

Home purchase 466 91% · 2.4% denied
Refinance 17 3% · 5.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 20 4% · 25.0% denied
Home improvement 5 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 0% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 337 66% · 3.3% denied
FHA 67 13% · 6.0% denied
VA 102 20% · 2.9% denied
USDA / RHS 4 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied New Mexico applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 8 44%
Credit history 5 28%
Other 3 17%
Incomplete application 1 6%
Collateral 1 6%

Where in New Mexico

Counties with the most Bell Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Curry County 1981647 3.5%
Bernalillo County 1541132 1.3%
Santa Fe County 61417 11.5%
Roosevelt County 46411 2.2%
Sandoval County 22160 0.0%
Valencia County 660 0.0%
Doña Ana County 310 0.0%
Taos County 320 0.0%
Socorro County 320 0.0%
San Miguel County 320 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: 510 applications in 2025, of which 397 were originated and 18 denied.

3.5% of all applications, or 4.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Mexico statewide average across all lenders was 18.6%.

The median rate on loans Bell Bank originated in New Mexico in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Bell 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