Cake Mortgage · Colorado · 2025

Cake Mortgage in Colorado: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Cake Mortgage took 36 mortgage applications in Colorado in 2025, ranking #344 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.6% of them and denied 13.9% (20.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.6%.

36Applicationsin CO
20.0%Decision denial ratestate 19.7%
7.81%Median ratestate 6.63%
$525,000Median loanstate $325,000
$15MVolume13 counties

Cake Mortgage in Colorado vs the state

13.9%Denial rate-1.74 pts vs state
20.0%Decision denial rate+0.34 pts vs state
55.6%Origination rate-4.46 pts vs state
7.81%Median rate+1.19 pts vs state
1.30Rate spread (pts)+1.15 pts vs state
$287kMedian applicant income
20Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in Colorado

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202310610.0%6.19%#500
20241470.0%7.75%#450
2025362013.9%7.81%#344

What Cake Mortgage lends in Colorado

By loan purpose

Home purchase 15 42% · 26.7% denied
Refinance 8 22% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 13 36% · 7.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 34 94% · 14.7% denied
FHA 2 6% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Colorado applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 40%
Credit history 1 20%
Collateral 1 20%
Other 1 20%

Where in Colorado

Counties with the most Cake Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Arapahoe County 740 0.0%
Boulder County 530 0.0%
Adams County 521 20.0%
Jefferson County 422 50.0%
Douglas County 320 0.0%
Larimer County 320 0.0%
Grand County 220 0.0%
Weld County 201 50.0%
Elbert County 100 0.0%
Washington County 101 100.0%

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: 36 applications in 2025, of which 20 were originated and 5 denied.

13.9% of all applications, or 20.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Colorado statewide average across all lenders was 15.6%.

The median rate on loans Cake Mortgage originated in Colorado in 2025 was 7.81%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Cake Mortgage'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