High Country Bank · Colorado · 2025

High Country Bank in Colorado: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

High Country Bank took 219 mortgage applications in Colorado in 2025, ranking #173 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 80.4% of them and denied 5.5% (6.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.6%.

219Applicationsin CO
6.4%Decision denial ratestate 19.7%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$365,000Median loanstate $325,000
$72MVolume12 counties

High Country Bank in Colorado vs the state

5.5%Denial rate-10.15 pts vs state
6.4%Decision denial rate-13.28 pts vs state
80.4%Origination rate+20.35 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.43Rate spread (pts)-0.58 pts vs state
$140kMedian applicant income
176Loans originated
12Denied

Trend in Colorado

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232512082.4%6.13%#145
20242371737.6%6.25%#149
20252191765.5%6.25%#173

What High Country Bank lends in Colorado

By loan purpose

Home purchase 95 43% · 5.3% denied
Refinance 70 32% · 5.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 50 23% · 6.0% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 219 100% · 5.5% denied

Why it denied Colorado applicants

Incomplete application 6 50%
Credit history 2 17%
Unverifiable information 2 17%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 8%
Collateral 1 8%

Where in Colorado

Counties with the most High Country Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Chaffee County 1491207 4.7%
Fremont County 41353 7.3%
Lake County 952 22.2%
Park County 540 0.0%
Boulder County 430 0.0%
Teller County 220 0.0%
Custer County 220 0.0%
Douglas County 210 0.0%
Jefferson County 220 0.0%
Gunnison County 100 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: 219 applications in 2025, of which 176 were originated and 12 denied.

5.5% of all applications, or 6.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Colorado statewide average across all lenders was 15.6%.

The median rate on loans High Country Bank originated in Colorado in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are High Country 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