Nations Lending · Colorado · 2025

Nations Lending in Colorado: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Nations Lending took 56 mortgage applications in Colorado in 2025, ranking #289 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.0% of them and denied 5.4% (5.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.6%.

56Applicationsin CO
5.4%Decision denial ratestate 19.7%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$360,000Median loanstate $325,000
$15MVolume24 counties

Nations Lending in Colorado vs the state

5.4%Denial rate-10.27 pts vs state
5.4%Decision denial rate-14.30 pts vs state
75.0%Origination rate+14.98 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.30Rate spread (pts)+0.15 pts vs state
$96kMedian applicant income
42Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Colorado

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231811377.2%6.75%#167
202481638.6%6.63%#244
202556425.4%6.38%#289

What Nations Lending lends in Colorado

By loan purpose

Home purchase 24 43% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 14 25% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 18 32% · 16.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 29 52% · 3.5% denied
FHA 20 36% · 10.0% denied
VA 7 13% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Colorado applicants

Other 1 33%
Incomplete application 1 33%
Collateral 1 33%

Where in Colorado

Counties with the most Nations Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
El Paso County 751 14.3%
Jefferson County 550 0.0%
Adams County 520 0.0%
Arapahoe County 531 20.0%
Montrose County 430 0.0%
Pueblo County 420 0.0%
Fremont County 320 0.0%
Denver County 330 0.0%
Archuleta County 220 0.0%
Larimer County 210 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: 56 applications in 2025, of which 42 were originated and 3 denied.

5.4% of all applications, or 5.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Colorado statewide average across all lenders was 15.6%.

The median rate on loans Nations Lending originated in Colorado in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Nations Lending'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