Bankwest · Montana · 2025

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

Bankwest took 27 mortgage applications in Montana in 2025, ranking #127 of 553 lenders active in the state. It originated 37.0% of them and denied 18.5% (33.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.8%.

27Applicationsin MT
33.3%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
8.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$95,000Median loanstate $275,000
$1.5MVolume15 counties

Bankwest in Montana vs the state

18.5%Denial rate+3.70 pts vs state
33.3%Decision denial rate+14.63 pts vs state
37.0%Origination rate-24.94 pts vs state
8.25%Median rate+1.63 pts vs state
2.57Rate spread (pts)+2.33 pts vs state
$91kMedian applicant income
10Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in Montana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023251432.0%7.19%#109
2024231221.7%8.63%#122
2025271018.5%8.25%#127

What Bankwest lends in Montana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 24 89% · 16.7% denied
Refinance 1 4% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 7% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 22 81% · 13.6% denied
FHA 4 15% · 25.0% denied
VA 1 4% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied Montana applicants

Credit history 3 60%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 40%

Where in Montana

Counties with the most Bankwest applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lewis and Clark County 722 28.6%
Yellowstone County 310 0.0%
Richland County 210 0.0%
Hill County 210 0.0%
Musselshell County 210 0.0%
Big Horn County 210 0.0%
Dawson County 110 0.0%
Ravalli County 101 100.0%
Teton County 100 0.0%
Valley County 101 100.0%

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: 27 applications in 2025, of which 10 were originated and 5 denied.

18.5% of all applications, or 33.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Montana statewide average across all lenders was 14.8%.

The median rate on loans Bankwest originated in Montana 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 Montana, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology