Associated Bank · Minnesota · 2025

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

Associated Bank took 898 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #53 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.6% of them and denied 27.1% (30.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

898Applicationsin MN
30.0%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$175,000Median loanstate $215,000
$200MVolume43 counties

Associated Bank in Minnesota vs the state

27.1%Denial rate+13.46 pts vs state
30.0%Decision denial rate+13.69 pts vs state
61.6%Origination rate-4.79 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
-0.08Rate spread (pts)-0.33 pts vs state
$112kMedian applicant income
553Loans originated
243Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202388153529.7%7.38%#41
202482149628.3%7.50%#53
202589855327.1%6.75%#53

What Associated Bank lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 370 41% · 13.8% denied
Refinance 169 19% · 27.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 26 3% · 23.1% denied
Home improvement 169 19% · 39.6% denied
Other / HELOC 164 18% · 43.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 876 98% · 27.1% denied
FHA 21 2% · 23.8% denied
VA 1 0% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 135 56%
Credit history 58 24%
Collateral 23 9%
Other 9 4%
Unverifiable information 8 3%
Employment history 5 2%
Incomplete application 4 2%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most Associated Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hennepin County 26415079 29.9%
Ramsey County 1096130 27.5%
Dakota County 1076333 30.8%
Washington County 805021 26.3%
Olmsted County 694717 24.6%
Anoka County 533710 18.9%
Scott County 42308 19.0%
Chisago County 322110 31.3%
Goodhue County 29252 6.9%
Isanti County 1587 46.7%

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: 898 applications in 2025, of which 553 were originated and 243 denied.

27.1% of all applications, or 30.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

The median rate on loans Associated Bank originated in Minnesota in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Associated 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