Elko County, Nevada · 2025

Mortgage lenders in Elko County, NV: denial rates and top lenders (2025)

137 lenders acted on 1,802 mortgage applications for properties in Elko County in 2025. 14.2% were denied (Nevada: 17.5%). Median rate on closed loans 6.63%; median loan $285,000; median property value $375,000.

1.8kApplications
14.2%Denial ratestate 17.5%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$285,000Median loan
$375,000Median property value

Largest lenders in Elko County

#LenderGradeApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rate
1 Guild Mortgage A 250188 1.6%6.63%
2 United Shore Financial Services B 143118 7.7%6.12%
3 Movement Mortgage A 13597 5.2%6.75%
4 Rocket Mortgage C 10482 16.4%6.93%
5 Iserve Residential Lending C 7761 3.9%6.63%
6 U.S. Bank D 7441 31.1%7.85%
7 Freedom Mortgage B 6229 12.9%6.13%
8 Broker Solutions D 5917 13.6%8.23%
9 Pennymac Loan Services C 4728 14.9%6.13%
10 Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance F 422 33.3%10.25%
11 Zions Bancorporation B 4122 34.2%5.49%
12 Greater Nevada B 3632 2.8%6.38%
13 AMERICA FIRST Federal Credit Union C 3423 26.5%7.49%
14 Mortgage Research Center C 3114 29.0%6.69%
15 Loandepot.Com D 3019 13.3%7.25%
16 Premier Mortgage Resources B 2919 3.5%6.63%
17 Paramount Residential Mortgage Group B 2924 0.0%5.99%
18 21st Mortgage F 263 46.2%9.35%
19 Newrez D 239 13.0%5.75%
20 The Loan Store B 2320 0.0%6.75%
21 Mountain America Federal Credit Union D 2212 27.3%7.12%
22 United Federal Credit Union D 2113 4.8%6.63%
23 AmeriSave Mortgage D 185 55.6%6.63%
24 Lakeview Loan Servicing C 165 50.0%5.75%
25 Credit Human Federal Credit Union D 153 60.0%9.20%

Best approval odds in Elko County

Lowest decision denial rate among lenders that decided at least 50 applications here in 2025.

#LenderDecidedDecision denial rate
1Guild Mortgage2201.8%
2Iserve Residential Lending684.4%
3Movement Mortgage1255.6%
4United Shore Financial Services1298.5%
5Rocket Mortgage10017.0%
6U.S. Bank6435.9%

What Elko County borrowers applied for

By loan purpose

Home purchase 969 54% · 8.8% denied
Refinance 277 15% · 13.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 315 17% · 20.0% denied
Home improvement 84 5% · 28.6% denied
Other / HELOC 157 9% · 28.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 961 53% · 17.8% denied
FHA 648 36% · 10.0% denied
VA 180 10% · 9.4% denied
USDA / RHS 13 1% · 15.4% denied

Why applications were denied

Credit history 63 25%
Debt-to-income ratio 63 25%
Collateral 47 19%
Incomplete application 29 11%
Other 23 9%
Unverifiable information 17 7%
Insufficient cash 12 5%

Elko County by year

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateMedian loan
20231,48888014.9%6.99%$255,000
20241,7021,05615.8%6.75%$255,000
20251,8021,12414.2%6.63%$285,000

Frequently asked questions

14.2% of applications in Elko County were denied in 2025, against 17.5% statewide in Nevada.

Guild Mortgage, with 250 applications in 2025 and a denial rate of 1.6%.

The median mortgage application in Elko County in 2025 was for $285,000; the median property value on originated loans was $375,000.