American Financing · Minnesota · 2025

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

American Financing took 317 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #111 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 19.2% of them and denied 41.3% (58.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

317Applicationsin MN
58.7%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $215,000
$12MVolume66 counties

American Financing in Minnesota vs the state

41.3%Denial rate+27.72 pts vs state
58.7%Decision denial rate+42.39 pts vs state
19.2%Origination rate-47.13 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.30Rate spread (pts)+0.04 pts vs state
$85kMedian applicant income
61Loans originated
131Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231061839.6%6.44%#177
20242104455.7%5.99%#120
20253176141.3%6.38%#111

What American Financing lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 20 6% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 72 23% · 61.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 200 63% · 41.0% denied
Other / HELOC 25 8% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 132 42% · 28.0% denied
FHA 174 55% · 50.6% denied
VA 11 3% · 54.6% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Other 49 37%
Credit history 36 27%
Debt-to-income ratio 27 21%
Collateral 11 8%
Incomplete application 6 5%
Employment history 1 1%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most American Financing applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Dakota County 29712 41.4%
Hennepin County 24116 66.7%
Anoka County 21212 57.1%
Ramsey County 17310 58.8%
St. Louis County 1445 35.7%
Washington County 1438 57.1%
Wright County 1414 28.6%
Stearns County 1143 27.3%
Crow Wing County 1133 27.3%
Sherburne County 1015 50.0%

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: 317 applications in 2025, of which 61 were originated and 131 denied.

41.3% of all applications, or 58.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

The median rate on loans American Financing originated in Minnesota in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are American Financing'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