Southern Lending Services · Colorado · 2025

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

Southern Lending Services took 97 mortgage applications in Colorado in 2025, ranking #231 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.2% of them and denied 3.1% (4.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.6%.

97Applicationsin CO
4.1%Decision denial ratestate 19.7%
5.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$525,000Median loanstate $325,000
$38MVolume7 counties

Southern Lending Services in Colorado vs the state

3.1%Denial rate-12.54 pts vs state
4.1%Decision denial rate-15.61 pts vs state
73.2%Origination rate+13.18 pts vs state
5.99%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
-0.43Rate spread (pts)-0.58 pts vs state
$160kMedian applicant income
71Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Colorado

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202318160.0%5.24%#417
202474462.7%6.13%#256
202597713.1%5.99%#231

What Southern Lending Services lends in Colorado

By loan purpose

Home purchase 97 100% · 3.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 88 91% · 2.3% denied
FHA 5 5% · 20.0% denied
VA 4 4% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Colorado applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 100%

Where in Colorado

Counties with the most Southern Lending Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Adams County 53410 0.0%
Broomfield County 19141 5.3%
Boulder County 1041 10.0%
Denver County 760 0.0%
Weld County 660 0.0%
Larimer County 101 100.0%
La Plata 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: 97 applications in 2025, of which 71 were originated and 3 denied.

3.1% of all applications, or 4.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Colorado statewide average across all lenders was 15.6%.

The median rate on loans Southern Lending Services originated in Colorado in 2025 was 5.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Southern Lending Services'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