BMO Bank · New Mexico · 2025

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

BMO Bank took 441 mortgage applications in New Mexico in 2025, ranking #44 of 599 lenders active in the state. It originated 36.7% of them and denied 37.6% (49.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.6%.

441Applicationsin NM
49.9%Decision denial ratestate 24.7%
8.48%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $205,000
$31MVolume19 counties

BMO Bank in New Mexico vs the state

37.6%Denial rate+19.04 pts vs state
49.9%Decision denial rate+25.19 pts vs state
36.7%Origination rate-16.61 pts vs state
8.48%Median rate+1.86 pts vs state
1.30Rate spread (pts)+0.91 pts vs state
$75kMedian applicant income
162Loans originated
166Denied

Trend in New Mexico

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202328311336.0%6.88%#60
202440813934.8%8.84%#42
202544116237.6%8.48%#44

What BMO Bank lends in New Mexico

By loan purpose

Home purchase 61 14% · 23.0% denied
Refinance 5 1% · 60.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 48 11% · 39.6% denied
Home improvement 184 42% · 35.9% denied
Other / HELOC 143 32% · 44.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 435 99% · 37.0% denied
FHA 6 1% · 83.3% denied

Why it denied New Mexico applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 73 44%
Credit history 53 32%
Collateral 17 10%
Incomplete application 11 7%
Unverifiable information 5 3%
Other 5 3%
Insufficient cash 2 1%

Where in New Mexico

Counties with the most BMO Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bernalillo County 28593109 38.2%
Doña Ana County 612628 45.9%
Sandoval County 422211 26.2%
Valencia County 1648 50.0%
Santa Fe County 852 25.0%
Torrance County 512 40.0%
Taos County 511 20.0%
Socorro County 312 66.7%
Los Alamos County 211 50.0%
Cibola County 201 50.0%

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: 441 applications in 2025, of which 162 were originated and 166 denied.

37.6% of all applications, or 49.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Mexico statewide average across all lenders was 18.6%.

The median rate on loans BMO Bank originated in New Mexico in 2025 was 8.48%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are BMO 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