Armed Forces Bank · Montana · 2025

Armed Forces Bank in Montana: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Armed Forces Bank took 10 mortgage applications in Montana in 2025, ranking #177 of 553 lenders active in the state. It originated 30.0% of them and denied 20.0% (40.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.8%.

10Applicationsin MT
40.0%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
5.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$560,000Median loanstate $275,000
$1.8MVolume7 counties

Armed Forces Bank in Montana vs the state

20.0%Denial rate+5.18 pts vs state
40.0%Decision denial rate+21.30 pts vs state
30.0%Origination rate-31.98 pts vs state
5.75%Median rate-0.88 pts vs state
-0.90Rate spread (pts)-1.14 pts vs state
$127kMedian applicant income
3Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Montana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202414714.3%6.25%#148
202510320.0%5.75%#177

What Armed Forces Bank lends in Montana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 7 70% · 14.3% denied
Refinance 1 10% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 10% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 10% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1 10% · 0.0% denied
VA 9 90% · 22.2% denied

Why it denied Montana applicants

Incomplete application 1 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 50%

Where in Montana

Counties with the most Armed Forces Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Gallatin County 321 33.3%
Wheatland County 200 0.0%
Sanders County 100 0.0%
Flathead County 101 100.0%
Missoula County 100 0.0%
Ravalli County 110 0.0%
Jefferson County 100 0.0%

Other large lenders in Montana

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Glacier BankD 3,01816.2%7.25%
Stockman Bank of MontanaB 2,9116.3%6.88%
Rocket MortgageC 1,99917.5%6.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 1,8579.2%6.25%
Opportunity Bank of MontanaB 1,6089.8%6.88%
Evergreen Moneysource MortgageB 1,1581.1%6.25%
U.S. BankD 1,02427.1%7.13%
First Interstate BankD 98722.9%8.25%
Mortgage Research CenterC 94016.7%6.13%
Crosscountry MortgageB 9205.1%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

Montana: 10 applications in 2025, of which 3 were originated and 2 denied.

20.0% of all applications, or 40.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Montana statewide average across all lenders was 14.8%.

The median rate on loans Armed Forces Bank originated in Montana in 2025 was 5.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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