Wells Fargo Bank · New Mexico · 2025

Wells Fargo Bank in New Mexico: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Wells Fargo Bank took 485 mortgage applications in New Mexico in 2025, ranking #36 of 599 lenders active in the state. It originated 52.0% of them and denied 16.7% (24.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.6%.

485Applicationsin NM
24.2%Decision denial ratestate 24.7%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$195,000Median loanstate $205,000
$67MVolume28 counties

Wells Fargo Bank in New Mexico vs the state

16.7%Denial rate-1.90 pts vs state
24.2%Decision denial rate-0.48 pts vs state
52.0%Origination rate-1.38 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.19Rate spread (pts)-0.20 pts vs state
$100kMedian applicant income
252Loans originated
81Denied

Trend in New Mexico

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202374232227.6%6.38%#19
202460227025.3%6.50%#29
202548525216.7%6.50%#36

What Wells Fargo Bank lends in New Mexico

By loan purpose

Home purchase 250 52% · 10.0% denied
Refinance 45 9% · 26.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 123 25% · 18.7% denied
Home improvement 24 5% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 43 9% · 30.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 439 91% · 16.0% denied
FHA 32 7% · 34.4% denied
VA 14 3% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied New Mexico applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 39 48%
Collateral 13 16%
Other 12 15%
Credit history 9 11%
Insufficient cash 4 5%
Unverifiable information 3 4%
Incomplete application 1 1%

Where in New Mexico

Counties with the most Wells Fargo Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bernalillo County 1446821 14.6%
Doña Ana County 673116 23.9%
Santa Fe County 60358 13.3%
Sandoval County 34224 11.8%
Eddy County 25135 20.0%
Chaves County 20106 30.0%
San Juan County 19123 15.8%
Lea County 1462 14.3%
Valencia County 14101 7.1%
Otero County 1392 15.4%

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: 485 applications in 2025, of which 252 were originated and 81 denied.

16.7% of all applications, or 24.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Mexico statewide average across all lenders was 18.6%.

The median rate on loans Wells Fargo Bank originated in New Mexico in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Wells Fargo Bank'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