Sunward Federal Credit Union · New Mexico · 2025

Sunward Federal Credit Union in New Mexico: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Sunward Federal Credit Union took 1,765 mortgage applications in New Mexico in 2025, ranking #8 of 599 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.3% of them and denied 9.1% (12.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.6%.

1.8kApplicationsin NM
12.3%Decision denial ratestate 24.7%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$145,000Median loanstate $205,000
$317MVolume7 counties

Sunward Federal Credit Union in New Mexico vs the state

9.1%Denial rate-9.48 pts vs state
12.3%Decision denial rate-12.41 pts vs state
65.3%Origination rate+11.99 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
-0.39Rate spread (pts)-0.77 pts vs state
$116kMedian applicant income
1,153Loans originated
161Denied

Trend in New Mexico

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,4901,0817.9%6.50%#10
20241,7461,19910.3%7.13%#9
20251,7651,1539.1%6.50%#8

What Sunward Federal Credit Union lends in New Mexico

By loan purpose

Home purchase 542 31% · 2.8% denied
Refinance 97 5% · 6.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 344 19% · 10.2% denied
Home improvement 389 22% · 9.8% denied
Other / HELOC 393 22% · 17.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,765 100% · 9.1% denied

Why it denied New Mexico applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 62 39%
Other 42 26%
Credit history 25 16%
Collateral 24 15%
Unverifiable information 4 2%
Incomplete application 2 1%
Employment history 2 1%

Where in New Mexico

Counties with the most Sunward Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bernalillo County 1,10875484 7.6%
Sandoval County 23016321 9.1%
Valencia County 1075411 10.3%
Santa Fe County 966011 11.5%
San Juan County 954813 13.7%
Torrance County 341313 38.2%
Doña Ana 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%
Mortgage Research CenterC 1,68315.9%6.25%
Primary Residential MortgageC 1,4974.9%6.63%
Loandepot.ComD 1,44124.6%6.75%

Frequently asked questions

New Mexico: 1,765 applications in 2025, of which 1,153 were originated and 161 denied.

9.1% of all applications, or 12.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Mexico statewide average across all lenders was 18.6%.

The median rate on loans Sunward Federal Credit Union originated in New Mexico in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Sunward Federal Credit Union'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