Blue Federal Credit Union · Colorado · 2025

Blue Federal Credit Union in Colorado: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Blue Federal Credit Union took 860 mortgage applications in Colorado in 2025, ranking #70 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 48.4% of them and denied 17.3% (26.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.6%.

860Applicationsin CO
26.2%Decision denial ratestate 19.7%
6.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $325,000
$103MVolume33 counties

Blue Federal Credit Union in Colorado vs the state

17.3%Denial rate+1.70 pts vs state
26.2%Decision denial rate+6.53 pts vs state
48.4%Origination rate-11.65 pts vs state
6.99%Median rate+0.37 pts vs state
-0.27Rate spread (pts)-0.42 pts vs state
$123kMedian applicant income
416Loans originated
149Denied

Trend in Colorado

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202393352818.3%6.49%#64
202474436223.9%8.00%#74
202586041617.3%6.99%#70

What Blue Federal Credit Union lends in Colorado

By loan purpose

Home purchase 90 10% · 8.9% denied
Refinance 84 10% · 9.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 63 7% · 7.9% denied
Home improvement 347 40% · 19.6% denied
Other / HELOC 276 32% · 21.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 860 100% · 17.3% denied

Why it denied Colorado applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 87 58%
Other 30 20%
Credit history 23 15%
Collateral 6 4%
Unverifiable information 2 1%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in Colorado

Counties with the most Blue Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Larimer County 1497725 16.8%
Weld County 1065624 22.6%
Adams County 964317 17.7%
Boulder County 60339 15.0%
Jefferson County 58345 8.6%
Broomfield County 50364 8.0%
Grand County 502315 30.0%
El Paso County 45178 17.8%
Denver County 42213 7.1%
Douglas County 33203 9.1%

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: 860 applications in 2025, of which 416 were originated and 149 denied.

17.3% of all applications, or 26.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Colorado statewide average across all lenders was 15.6%.

The median rate on loans Blue Federal Credit Union originated in Colorado in 2025 was 6.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Blue Federal Credit Union'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