Gateway First Bank · New Mexico · 2025

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

Gateway First Bank took 320 mortgage applications in New Mexico in 2025, ranking #59 of 599 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.5% of them and denied 6.3% (8.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.6%.

320Applicationsin NM
8.4%Decision denial ratestate 24.7%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$165,000Median loanstate $205,000
$38MVolume17 counties

Gateway First Bank in New Mexico vs the state

6.3%Denial rate-12.35 pts vs state
8.4%Decision denial rate-16.22 pts vs state
67.5%Origination rate+14.16 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.31Rate spread (pts)-0.07 pts vs state
$77kMedian applicant income
216Loans originated
20Denied

Trend in New Mexico

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234172585.8%6.88%#36
20243622395.0%6.75%#48
20253202166.3%6.63%#59

What Gateway First Bank lends in New Mexico

By loan purpose

Home purchase 277 87% · 6.1% denied
Refinance 19 6% · 10.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 13 4% · 7.7% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 10 3% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 199 62% · 5.5% denied
FHA 56 18% · 10.7% denied
VA 65 20% · 4.6% denied

Why it denied New Mexico applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 13 65%
Collateral 3 15%
Credit history 3 15%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 5%

Where in New Mexico

Counties with the most Gateway First Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Otero County 1971594 2.0%
Doña Ana County 58269 15.5%
Santa Fe County 1171 9.1%
Luna County 930 0.0%
Sierra County 721 14.3%
Lincoln County 703 42.9%
Los Alamos County 530 0.0%
Bernalillo County 521 20.0%
Sandoval County 521 20.0%
Eddy County 540 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: 320 applications in 2025, of which 216 were originated and 20 denied.

6.3% of all applications, or 8.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Mexico statewide average across all lenders was 18.6%.

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

About this data. Figures are Gateway First 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