Bank Forward · North Dakota · 2025

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

Bank Forward took 101 mortgage applications in North Dakota in 2025, ranking #47 of 322 lenders active in the state. It originated 92.1% of them and denied 1.0% (1.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 11.4%.

101Applicationsin ND
1.1%Decision denial ratestate 13.7%
Median ratestate 6.50%
$205,000Median loanstate $205,000
$32MVolume11 counties

Bank Forward in North Dakota vs the state

1.0%Denial rate-10.45 pts vs state
1.1%Decision denial rate-12.66 pts vs state
92.1%Origination rate+22.39 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$94kMedian applicant income
93Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in North Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023100842.0%7.15%#39
2024104811.9%#42
2025101931.0%#47

What Bank Forward lends in North Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 79 78% · 1.3% denied
Refinance 13 13% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 5% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 3% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 101 100% · 1.0% denied

Where in North Dakota

Counties with the most Bank Forward applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cass County 34340 0.0%
Barnes County 21190 0.0%
Grand Forks County 15120 0.0%
Stutsman County 11100 0.0%
Eddy County 641 16.7%
Griggs County 440 0.0%
Foster County 440 0.0%
Ramsey County 330 0.0%
Walsh County 110 0.0%
Steele 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: 101 applications in 2025, of which 93 were originated and 1 denied.

1.0% of all applications, or 1.1% 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 Bank Forward'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