The Loan Store · Colorado · 2025

The Loan Store in Colorado: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

The Loan Store took 2,297 mortgage applications in Colorado in 2025, ranking #25 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.7% of them and denied 8.6% (9.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.6%.

2.3kApplicationsin CO
9.5%Decision denial ratestate 19.7%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$395,000Median loanstate $325,000
$686MVolume54 counties

The Loan Store in Colorado vs the state

8.6%Denial rate-7.05 pts vs state
9.5%Decision denial rate-10.14 pts vs state
71.7%Origination rate+11.64 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.16Rate spread (pts)+0.01 pts vs state
$149kMedian applicant income
1,646Loans originated
197Denied

Trend in Colorado

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234622909.3%6.88%#102
20241,5831,0478.3%6.63%#39
20252,2971,6468.6%6.63%#25

What The Loan Store lends in Colorado

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,560 68% · 4.4% denied
Refinance 198 9% · 10.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 169 7% · 7.7% denied
Home improvement 125 5% · 30.4% denied
Other / HELOC 245 11% · 22.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,069 90% · 8.3% denied
FHA 150 7% · 13.3% denied
VA 76 3% · 4.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied Colorado applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 102 52%
Collateral 32 16%
Incomplete application 28 14%
Other 18 9%
Credit history 6 3%
Employment history 5 3%
Insufficient cash 4 2%
Unverifiable information 2 1%

Where in Colorado

Counties with the most The Loan Store applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Denver County 30121322 7.3%
Jefferson County 28420922 7.7%
Arapahoe County 26218223 8.8%
El Paso County 25619418 7.0%
Douglas County 18914714 7.4%
Adams County 18211320 11.0%
Larimer County 15512510 6.5%
Weld County 1298614 10.9%
Boulder County 80623 3.8%
Summit County 42313 7.1%

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: 2,297 applications in 2025, of which 1,646 were originated and 197 denied.

8.6% of all applications, or 9.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Colorado statewide average across all lenders was 15.6%.

The median rate on loans The Loan Store originated in Colorado in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are The Loan Store'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