Discover Bank · Colorado · 2025

Discover Bank in Colorado: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Discover Bank took 1,366 mortgage applications in Colorado in 2025, ranking #47 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 18.7% of them and denied 48.5% (71.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.6%.

1.4kApplicationsin CO
71.7%Decision denial ratestate 19.7%
8.68%Median ratestate 6.63%
$75,000Median loanstate $325,000
$25MVolume53 counties

Discover Bank in Colorado vs the state

48.5%Denial rate+32.83 pts vs state
71.7%Decision denial rate+52.06 pts vs state
18.7%Origination rate-41.28 pts vs state
8.68%Median rate+2.05 pts vs state
2.02Rate spread (pts)+1.87 pts vs state
$120kMedian applicant income
256Loans originated
662Denied

Trend in Colorado

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235,21387143.9%8.99%#6
20244,47879150.3%8.86%#10
20251,36625648.5%8.68%#47

What Discover Bank lends in Colorado

By loan purpose

Home purchase 80 6% · 46.3% denied
Refinance 273 20% · 44.0% denied
Home improvement 322 24% · 40.4% denied
Other / HELOC 691 51% · 54.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,366 100% · 48.5% denied

Why it denied Colorado applicants

Credit history 240 36%
Debt-to-income ratio 131 20%
Incomplete application 123 19%
Other 79 12%
Collateral 78 12%
Unverifiable information 8 1%
Employment history 3 0%

Where in Colorado

Counties with the most Discover Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
El Paso County 1603482 51.3%
Arapahoe County 1472866 44.9%
Adams County 1433472 50.3%
Jefferson County 1362056 41.2%
Douglas County 1293454 41.9%
Denver County 1221268 55.7%
Weld County 782131 39.7%
Larimer County 741640 54.1%
Boulder County 55827 49.1%
Mesa County 54925 46.3%

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: 1,366 applications in 2025, of which 256 were originated and 662 denied.

48.5% of all applications, or 71.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Colorado statewide average across all lenders was 15.6%.

The median rate on loans Discover Bank originated in Colorado in 2025 was 8.68%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Discover Bank'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