American Federal Bank · Minnesota · 2025

American Federal Bank in Minnesota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

American Federal Bank took 160 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #156 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.9% of them and denied 11.3% (12.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

160Applicationsin MN
12.1%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$215,000Median loanstate $215,000
$38MVolume25 counties

American Federal Bank in Minnesota vs the state

11.3%Denial rate-2.35 pts vs state
12.1%Decision denial rate-4.27 pts vs state
76.9%Origination rate+10.51 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$105kMedian applicant income
123Loans originated
18Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202315612510.3%#137
20241441068.3%#154
202516012311.3%#156

What American Federal Bank lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 109 68% · 9.2% denied
Refinance 16 10% · 6.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 21 13% · 23.8% denied
Home improvement 14 9% · 14.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 158 99% · 11.4% denied
VA 2 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 6 33%
Collateral 5 28%
Credit history 4 22%
Insufficient cash 3 17%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most American Federal Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Otter Tail County 45355 11.1%
Polk County 29214 13.8%
Clay County 23220 0.0%
Marshall County 1163 27.3%
Kittson County 1182 18.2%
Becker County 650 0.0%
Clearwater County 550 0.0%
Crow Wing County 420 0.0%
Wilkin County 330 0.0%
Norman County 330 0.0%

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: 160 applications in 2025, of which 123 were originated and 18 denied.

11.3% of all applications, or 12.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are American Federal Bank'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