21st Mortgage · North Dakota · 2025

21st Mortgage in North Dakota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

21st Mortgage took 390 mortgage applications in North Dakota in 2025, ranking #12 of 322 lenders active in the state. It originated 27.7% of them and denied 42.8% (59.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 11.4%.

390Applicationsin ND
59.9%Decision denial ratestate 13.7%
11.10%Median ratestate 6.50%
$65,000Median loanstate $205,000
$12MVolume23 counties

21st Mortgage in North Dakota vs the state

42.8%Denial rate+31.38 pts vs state
59.9%Decision denial rate+46.14 pts vs state
27.7%Origination rate-42.00 pts vs state
11.10%Median rate+4.60 pts vs state
5.83Rate spread (pts)+5.59 pts vs state
$70kMedian applicant income
108Loans originated
167Denied

Trend in North Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232004745.5%10.35%#23
20242706842.2%10.28%#18
202539010842.8%11.10%#12

What 21st Mortgage lends in North Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 386 99% · 43.0% denied
Refinance 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 0% · 100.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 390 100% · 42.8% denied

Why it denied North Dakota applicants

Credit history 97 58%
Debt-to-income ratio 50 30%
Collateral 8 5%
Insufficient cash 6 4%
Incomplete application 4 2%
Employment history 1 1%
Other 1 1%

Where in North Dakota

Counties with the most 21st Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Morton County 632428 44.4%
Cass County 621425 40.3%
Burleigh County 622128 45.2%
Stark County 532023 43.4%
Grand Forks County 411016 39.0%
Williams County 38612 31.6%
Rolette County 1748 47.1%
Richland County 12011 91.7%
Ward County 814 50.0%
McKenzie County 723 42.9%

Other large lenders in North Dakota

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Gate City BankC 3,10611.3%6.65%
First International Bank & TrustB 1,1124.0%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 8817.5%6.25%
Rocket MortgageC 82721.6%6.63%
Bell BankA 8067.7%6.99%
First Community Credit UnionB 6757.1%6.49%
CapitalC 6463.7%7.00%
TOWN AND COUNTRY Credit UnionB 5712.1%6.25%
Mortgage Research CenterC 50013.6%6.25%
Fairway Independent MortgageB 4973.0%6.40%

Frequently asked questions

North Dakota: 390 applications in 2025, of which 108 were originated and 167 denied.

42.8% of all applications, or 59.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 11.4%.

The median rate on loans 21st Mortgage originated in North Dakota in 2025 was 11.10%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are 21st Mortgage's own HMDA filing for properties located in North Dakota, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology