Bay Equity · Minnesota · 2025

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

Bay Equity took 179 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #143 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 82.7% of them and denied 2.8% (3.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

179Applicationsin MN
3.2%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
6.93%Median ratestate 6.63%
$285,000Median loanstate $215,000
$44MVolume24 counties

Bay Equity in Minnesota vs the state

2.8%Denial rate-10.81 pts vs state
3.2%Decision denial rate-13.12 pts vs state
82.7%Origination rate+16.31 pts vs state
6.93%Median rate+0.31 pts vs state
0.49Rate spread (pts)+0.24 pts vs state
$108kMedian applicant income
148Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20238256783.9%6.63%#44
20245834823.3%6.75%#67
20251791482.8%6.93%#143

What Bay Equity lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 167 93% · 3.0% denied
Refinance 9 5% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 135 75% · 3.0% denied
FHA 34 19% · 0.0% denied
VA 9 5% · 11.1% denied
USDA / RHS 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Collateral 4 80%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 20%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most Bay Equity applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hennepin County 42332 4.8%
Anoka County 24200 0.0%
Dakota County 23200 0.0%
Ramsey County 19171 5.3%
Washington County 14120 0.0%
Steele County 760 0.0%
Carver County 740 0.0%
Sherburne County 760 0.0%
Olmsted County 660 0.0%
Scott County 640 0.0%

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: 179 applications in 2025, of which 148 were originated and 5 denied.

2.8% of all applications, or 3.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

The median rate on loans Bay Equity originated in Minnesota in 2025 was 6.93%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Bay Equity'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