Bankwest · Minnesota · 2025

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

Bankwest took 505 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #82 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 18.4% of them and denied 54.7% (74.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

505Applicationsin MN
74.8%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
8.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$75,000Median loanstate $215,000
$8.4MVolume37 counties

Bankwest in Minnesota vs the state

54.7%Denial rate+41.05 pts vs state
74.8%Decision denial rate+58.45 pts vs state
18.4%Origination rate-47.95 pts vs state
8.25%Median rate+1.63 pts vs state
2.68Rate spread (pts)+2.42 pts vs state
$62kMedian applicant income
93Loans originated
276Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234306470.0%8.30%#77
20244809257.7%8.50%#80
20255059354.7%8.25%#82

What Bankwest lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 490 97% · 55.7% denied
Refinance 3 1% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 2% · 22.2% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 0% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 505 100% · 54.7% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 176 64%
Credit history 90 33%
Insufficient cash 5 2%
Unverifiable information 3 1%
Other 1 0%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most Bankwest applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Anoka County 852047 55.3%
Dakota County 70549 70.0%
Washington County 561035 62.5%
Ramsey County 43422 51.2%
Wright County 38918 47.4%
Blue Earth County 21411 52.4%
Olmsted County 18015 83.3%
St. Louis County 1758 47.1%
McLeod County 15310 66.7%
Scott County 1519 60.0%

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: 505 applications in 2025, of which 93 were originated and 276 denied.

54.7% of all applications, or 74.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

The median rate on loans Bankwest originated in Minnesota in 2025 was 8.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Bankwest'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