Zions Bancorporation · Colorado · 2025

Zions Bancorporation in Colorado: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Zions Bancorporation took 1,836 mortgage applications in Colorado in 2025, ranking #32 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 57.6% of them and denied 29.6% (29.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.6%.

1.8kApplicationsin CO
29.9%Decision denial ratestate 19.7%
7.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$255,000Median loanstate $325,000
$395MVolume47 counties

Zions Bancorporation in Colorado vs the state

29.6%Denial rate+13.95 pts vs state
29.9%Decision denial rate+10.22 pts vs state
57.6%Origination rate-2.45 pts vs state
7.75%Median rate+1.13 pts vs state
0.54Rate spread (pts)+0.39 pts vs state
$159kMedian applicant income
1,057Loans originated
543Denied

Trend in Colorado

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,3411,32129.6%8.25%#22
20241,9881,13128.2%8.75%#28
20251,8361,05729.6%7.75%#32

What Zions Bancorporation lends in Colorado

By loan purpose

Home purchase 396 22% · 17.4% denied
Refinance 430 23% · 34.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 68 4% · 25.0% denied
Home improvement 220 12% · 32.7% denied
Other / HELOC 722 39% · 32.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,823 99% · 29.5% denied
FHA 5 0% · 60.0% denied
VA 8 0% · 25.0% denied

Why it denied Colorado applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 341 63%
Collateral 111 20%
Credit history 75 14%
Other 8 1%
Insufficient cash 5 1%
Unverifiable information 3 1%

Where in Colorado

Counties with the most Zions Bancorporation applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Denver County 26814991 34.0%
Jefferson County 19311255 28.5%
Arapahoe County 1759655 31.4%
Douglas County 16410438 23.2%
Boulder County 1398737 26.6%
Adams County 1227042 34.4%
El Paso County 1065440 37.7%
Pueblo County 1005328 28.0%
Mesa County 834923 27.7%
Larimer County 643815 23.4%

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: 1,836 applications in 2025, of which 1,057 were originated and 543 denied.

29.6% of all applications, or 29.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Colorado statewide average across all lenders was 15.6%.

The median rate on loans Zions Bancorporation originated in Colorado in 2025 was 7.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Zions Bancorporation'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