Denver Fire Department Federal Credit Union · Colorado · 2025

Denver Fire Department Federal Credit Union in Colorado: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Denver Fire Department Federal Credit Union took 113 mortgage applications in Colorado in 2025, ranking #218 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 56.6% of them and denied 11.5% (16.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.6%.

113Applicationsin CO
16.9%Decision denial ratestate 19.7%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$125,000Median loanstate $325,000
$12MVolume15 counties

Denver Fire Department Federal Credit Union in Colorado vs the state

11.5%Denial rate-4.13 pts vs state
16.9%Decision denial rate-2.78 pts vs state
56.6%Origination rate-3.38 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
0.09Rate spread (pts)-0.06 pts vs state
$140kMedian applicant income
64Loans originated
13Denied

Trend in Colorado

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023109748.3%8.25%#203
2024103586.8%8.50%#217
20251136411.5%7.50%#218

What Denver Fire Department Federal Credit Union lends in Colorado

By loan purpose

Home purchase 11 10% · 9.1% denied
Refinance 10 9% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 2% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 39 35% · 15.4% denied
Other / HELOC 51 45% · 11.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 113 100% · 11.5% denied

Why it denied Colorado applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 9 69%
Collateral 2 15%
Credit history 1 8%
Unverifiable information 1 8%

Where in Colorado

Counties with the most Denver Fire Department Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 32184 12.5%
Adams County 16113 18.8%
Denver County 15101 6.7%
Arapahoe County 1271 8.3%
Douglas County 1150 0.0%
Weld County 952 22.2%
Elbert County 420 0.0%
Larimer County 410 0.0%
Boulder County 320 0.0%
Broomfield County 200 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: 113 applications in 2025, of which 64 were originated and 13 denied.

11.5% of all applications, or 16.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Colorado statewide average across all lenders was 15.6%.

The median rate on loans Denver Fire Department Federal Credit Union originated in Colorado in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Denver Fire Department 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