Nova Financial & Investment · New Mexico · 2025

Nova Financial & Investment in New Mexico: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Nova Financial & Investment took 188 mortgage applications in New Mexico in 2025, ranking #80 of 599 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.3% of them and denied 25.5% (28.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.6%.

188Applicationsin NM
28.6%Decision denial ratestate 24.7%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $205,000
$25MVolume13 counties

Nova Financial & Investment in New Mexico vs the state

25.5%Denial rate+6.93 pts vs state
28.6%Decision denial rate+3.91 pts vs state
63.3%Origination rate+9.96 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.27Rate spread (pts)-0.11 pts vs state
$7kMedian applicant income
119Loans originated
48Denied

Trend in New Mexico

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231270.0%6.75%#227
202454317.4%6.63%#127
202518811925.5%6.49%#80

What Nova Financial & Investment lends in New Mexico

By loan purpose

Home purchase 155 82% · 23.9% denied
Refinance 9 5% · 44.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 24 13% · 29.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 106 56% · 22.6% denied
FHA 70 37% · 31.4% denied
VA 10 5% · 20.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied New Mexico applicants

Incomplete application 27 56%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 13%
Other 6 13%
Credit history 4 8%
Collateral 3 6%
Employment history 2 4%

Where in New Mexico

Counties with the most Nova Financial & Investment applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Doña Ana County 916023 25.3%
Sierra County 503312 24.0%
Luna County 1365 38.5%
Bernalillo County 650 0.0%
Otero County 422 50.0%
Lincoln County 310 0.0%
Chaves County 311 33.3%
Sandoval County 210 0.0%
Cibola County 210 0.0%
Hidalgo County 110 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: 188 applications in 2025, of which 119 were originated and 48 denied.

25.5% of all applications, or 28.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Mexico statewide average across all lenders was 18.6%.

The median rate on loans Nova Financial & Investment originated in New Mexico in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Nova Financial & Investment'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