American Federal Bank · North Dakota · 2025

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

American Federal Bank took 89 mortgage applications in North Dakota in 2025, ranking #53 of 322 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.2% of them and denied 11.2% (13.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 11.4%.

89Applicationsin ND
13.0%Decision denial ratestate 13.7%
Median ratestate 6.50%
$275,000Median loanstate $205,000
$22MVolume10 counties

American Federal Bank in North Dakota vs the state

11.2%Denial rate-0.20 pts vs state
13.0%Decision denial rate-0.73 pts vs state
65.2%Origination rate-4.52 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$126kMedian applicant income
58Loans originated
10Denied

Trend in North Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202379701.3%#45
2024111913.6%#39
2025895811.2%#53

What American Federal Bank lends in North Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 65 73% · 10.8% denied
Refinance 10 11% · 10.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 8 9% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 6 7% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 83 93% · 8.4% denied
FHA 5 6% · 40.0% denied
VA 1 1% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied North Dakota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 7 70%
Credit history 1 10%
Insufficient cash 1 10%
Collateral 1 10%

Where in North Dakota

Counties with the most American Federal Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cass County 53366 11.3%
Grand Forks County 23132 8.7%
Richland County 420 0.0%
Pembina County 220 0.0%
Foster County 110 0.0%
Ward County 110 0.0%
Sheridan County 101 100.0%
Traill County 110 0.0%
McLean County 110 0.0%
Burleigh County 110 0.0%

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: 89 applications in 2025, of which 58 were originated and 10 denied.

11.2% of all applications, or 13.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 11.4%.

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 North Dakota, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology