Empeople Credit Union · Colorado · 2025

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

Empeople Credit Union took 34 mortgage applications in Colorado in 2025, ranking #352 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.9% of them and denied 14.7% (20.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.6%.

34Applicationsin CO
20.8%Decision denial ratestate 19.7%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.63%
$215,000Median loanstate $325,000
$4.3MVolume18 counties

Empeople Credit Union in Colorado vs the state

14.7%Denial rate-0.92 pts vs state
20.8%Decision denial rate+1.17 pts vs state
55.9%Origination rate-4.14 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
-0.47Rate spread (pts)-0.62 pts vs state
$118kMedian applicant income
19Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in Colorado

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023321621.9%6.99%#351
2024392428.2%6.49%#319
2025341914.7%6.49%#352

What Empeople Credit Union lends in Colorado

By loan purpose

Home purchase 14 41% · 7.1% denied
Refinance 4 12% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 15% · 20.0% denied
Home improvement 5 15% · 40.0% denied
Other / HELOC 6 18% · 16.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 34 100% · 14.7% denied

Why it denied Colorado applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 60%
Credit history 1 20%
Incomplete application 1 20%

Where in Colorado

Counties with the most Empeople Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Denver County 640 0.0%
Grand County 430 0.0%
Kit Carson County 321 33.3%
Adams County 310 0.0%
Larimer County 310 0.0%
Weld County 220 0.0%
Mesa County 210 0.0%
Yuma County 110 0.0%
Garfield County 100 0.0%
El Paso 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: 34 applications in 2025, of which 19 were originated and 5 denied.

14.7% of all applications, or 20.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Colorado statewide average across all lenders was 15.6%.

The median rate on loans Empeople Credit Union originated in Colorado in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Empeople 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