First Technology Federal Credit Union · Colorado · 2025

First Technology Federal Credit Union in Colorado: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Technology Federal Credit Union took 234 mortgage applications in Colorado in 2025, ranking #166 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 74.4% of them and denied 7.7% (8.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.6%.

234Applicationsin CO
8.5%Decision denial ratestate 19.7%
7.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$135,000Median loanstate $325,000
$44MVolume20 counties

First Technology Federal Credit Union in Colorado vs the state

7.7%Denial rate-7.94 pts vs state
8.5%Decision denial rate-11.17 pts vs state
74.4%Origination rate+14.34 pts vs state
7.38%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
0.37Rate spread (pts)+0.22 pts vs state
$152kMedian applicant income
174Loans originated
18Denied

Trend in Colorado

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202329318112.3%8.50%#130
202424115617.8%8.50%#145
20252341747.7%7.38%#166

What First Technology Federal Credit Union lends in Colorado

By loan purpose

Home purchase 58 25% · 1.7% denied
Refinance 12 5% · 8.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 56 24% · 10.7% denied
Home improvement 52 22% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 56 24% · 17.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 234 100% · 7.7% denied

Why it denied Colorado applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 10 56%
Credit history 4 22%
Collateral 3 17%
Unverifiable information 1 6%

Where in Colorado

Counties with the most First Technology Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Larimer County 81539 11.1%
Weld County 42381 2.4%
El Paso County 25180 0.0%
Douglas County 21201 4.8%
Arapahoe County 20133 15.0%
Denver County 970 0.0%
Jefferson County 870 0.0%
Boulder County 851 12.5%
Adams County 431 25.0%
La Plata County 421 25.0%

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: 234 applications in 2025, of which 174 were originated and 18 denied.

7.7% of all applications, or 8.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Colorado statewide average across all lenders was 15.6%.

The median rate on loans First Technology Federal Credit Union originated in Colorado in 2025 was 7.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Technology 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