Alerus Financial · Minnesota · 2025

Alerus Financial in Minnesota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Alerus Financial took 1,815 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #23 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 82.9% of them and denied 5.5% (6.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

1.8kApplicationsin MN
6.0%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$255,000Median loanstate $215,000
$487MVolume57 counties

Alerus Financial in Minnesota vs the state

5.5%Denial rate-8.09 pts vs state
6.0%Decision denial rate-10.33 pts vs state
82.9%Origination rate+16.55 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.15Rate spread (pts)-0.10 pts vs state
$137kMedian applicant income
1,505Loans originated
100Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,3651,2283.8%7.00%#24
20241,9051,5276.4%7.13%#20
20251,8151,5055.5%6.63%#23

What Alerus Financial lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 998 55% · 1.9% denied
Refinance 375 21% · 8.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 48 3% · 4.2% denied
Home improvement 181 10% · 11.1% denied
Other / HELOC 213 12% · 13.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,740 96% · 5.3% denied
FHA 45 2% · 15.6% denied
VA 25 1% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 5 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 57 57%
Credit history 27 27%
Collateral 12 12%
Incomplete application 1 1%
Other 1 1%
Unverifiable information 1 1%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most Alerus Financial applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hennepin County 55247025 4.5%
Olmsted County 20316415 7.4%
Ramsey County 1961744 2.0%
Dakota County 95844 4.2%
Freeborn County 84609 10.7%
Washington County 83646 7.2%
Anoka County 83722 2.4%
Mower County 573811 19.3%
Scott County 46412 4.3%
Carver County 41401 2.4%

Other large lenders in Minnesota

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 8,69410.6%6.38%
U.S. BankD 8,62430.4%7.88%
Bell BankA 7,9875.3%6.63%
Rocket MortgageC 7,63016.3%6.63%
Trustone Financial Credit UnionC 6,06620.0%7.25%
Affinity PlusC 5,43814.6%6.63%
Blaze Credit UnionB 4,07412.3%6.38%
Wings Financial Credit UnionA 3,96016.4%7.25%
Crosscountry MortgageB 3,9422.1%6.63%
Fairway Independent MortgageB 3,3273.2%6.75%

Frequently asked questions

Minnesota: 1,815 applications in 2025, of which 1,505 were originated and 100 denied.

5.5% of all applications, or 6.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

The median rate on loans Alerus Financial originated in Minnesota in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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