First Federal Bank · New Mexico · 2025

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

First Federal Bank took 81 mortgage applications in New Mexico in 2025, ranking #115 of 599 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.6% of them and denied 9.9% (14.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.6%.

81Applicationsin NM
14.8%Decision denial ratestate 24.7%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$355,000Median loanstate $205,000
$17MVolume14 counties

First Federal Bank in New Mexico vs the state

9.9%Denial rate-8.72 pts vs state
14.8%Decision denial rate-9.85 pts vs state
55.6%Origination rate+2.22 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.47Rate spread (pts)-0.85 pts vs state
$153kMedian applicant income
45Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in New Mexico

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202319105.3%6.56%#189
202448314.2%6.00%#135
202581459.9%6.13%#115

What First Federal Bank lends in New Mexico

By loan purpose

Home purchase 67 83% · 3.0% denied
Refinance 11 14% · 54.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 45 56% · 11.1% denied
FHA 2 2% · 50.0% denied
VA 34 42% · 5.9% denied

Why it denied New Mexico applicants

Incomplete application 6 75%
Collateral 2 25%

Where in New Mexico

Counties with the most First Federal Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bernalillo County 28161 3.6%
Otero County 1291 8.3%
Sandoval County 1281 8.3%
Doña Ana County 820 0.0%
Santa Fe County 540 0.0%
Los Alamos County 312 66.7%
Valencia County 310 0.0%
San Juan County 321 33.3%
Taos County 210 0.0%
Cibola County 101 100.0%

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: 81 applications in 2025, of which 45 were originated and 8 denied.

9.9% 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 Federal Bank originated in New Mexico in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Federal 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