First American Bank · New Mexico · 2025

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

First American Bank took 172 mortgage applications in New Mexico in 2025, ranking #85 of 599 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.1% of them and denied 11.6% (14.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.6%.

172Applicationsin NM
14.8%Decision denial ratestate 24.7%
6.85%Median ratestate 6.63%
$250,000Median loanstate $205,000
$30MVolume14 counties

First American Bank in New Mexico vs the state

11.6%Denial rate-6.97 pts vs state
14.8%Decision denial rate-9.85 pts vs state
65.1%Origination rate+11.78 pts vs state
6.85%Median rate+0.22 pts vs state
0.17Rate spread (pts)-0.21 pts vs state
$110kMedian applicant income
112Loans originated
20Denied

Trend in New Mexico

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202330621012.4%6.88%#55
202422615011.5%6.88%#65
202517211211.6%6.85%#85

What First American Bank lends in New Mexico

By loan purpose

Home purchase 133 77% · 6.8% denied
Refinance 15 9% · 33.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 17 10% · 23.5% denied
Home improvement 2 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 5 3% · 40.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 150 87% · 11.3% denied
FHA 14 8% · 21.4% denied
VA 8 5% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied New Mexico applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 10 50%
Collateral 7 35%
Credit history 2 10%
Other 1 5%

Where in New Mexico

Counties with the most First American Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Doña Ana County 59387 11.9%
Eddy County 57385 8.8%
Lea County 1281 8.3%
Chaves County 1281 8.3%
Otero County 934 44.4%
Lincoln County 870 0.0%
Grant County 522 40.0%
Bernalillo County 210 0.0%
Santa Fe County 220 0.0%
Luna County 220 0.0%

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: 172 applications in 2025, of which 112 were originated and 20 denied.

11.6% of all applications, or 14.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Mexico statewide average across all lenders was 18.6%.

The median rate on loans First American Bank originated in New Mexico in 2025 was 6.85%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First American 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