Gateway First Bank · Colorado · 2025

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

Gateway First Bank took 267 mortgage applications in Colorado in 2025, ranking #155 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 70.4% of them and denied 1.5% (2.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.6%.

267Applicationsin CO
2.1%Decision denial ratestate 19.7%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$415,000Median loanstate $325,000
$67MVolume23 counties

Gateway First Bank in Colorado vs the state

1.5%Denial rate-14.13 pts vs state
2.1%Decision denial rate-17.61 pts vs state
70.4%Origination rate+10.39 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.11Rate spread (pts)-0.04 pts vs state
$117kMedian applicant income
188Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Colorado

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232201505.0%6.63%#154
20242421622.1%6.75%#143
20252671881.5%6.50%#155

What Gateway First Bank lends in Colorado

By loan purpose

Home purchase 212 79% · 0.9% denied
Refinance 32 12% · 6.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 19 7% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 2 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 153 57% · 0.7% denied
FHA 90 34% · 2.2% denied
VA 23 9% · 4.4% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Colorado applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 75%
Credit history 1 25%

Where in Colorado

Counties with the most Gateway First Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Weld County 125871 0.8%
Larimer County 78572 2.6%
Adams County 12110 0.0%
Gunnison County 641 16.7%
El Paso County 640 0.0%
Boulder County 640 0.0%
Arapahoe County 520 0.0%
Pueblo County 430 0.0%
Logan County 300 0.0%
Denver County 320 0.0%

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: 267 applications in 2025, of which 188 were originated and 4 denied.

1.5% of all applications, or 2.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Colorado statewide average across all lenders was 15.6%.

The median rate on loans Gateway First Bank originated in Colorado in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Gateway First 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