Bell Bank · Minnesota · 2025

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

Bell Bank took 7,987 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #3 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 81.7% of them and denied 5.3% (6.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

8.0kApplicationsin MN
6.0%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$285,000Median loanstate $215,000
$2.1BVolume77 counties

Bell Bank in Minnesota vs the state

5.3%Denial rate-8.33 pts vs state
6.0%Decision denial rate-10.35 pts vs state
81.7%Origination rate+15.33 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.21Rate spread (pts)-0.04 pts vs state
$125kMedian applicant income
6,525Loans originated
421Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236,7795,7444.4%6.99%#2
20247,4826,3424.7%6.99%#2
20257,9876,5255.3%6.63%#3

What Bell Bank lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5,393 68% · 1.4% denied
Refinance 965 12% · 8.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 317 4% · 15.8% denied
Home improvement 791 10% · 16.1% denied
Other / HELOC 521 7% · 17.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 7,391 93% · 5.1% denied
FHA 359 4% · 11.7% denied
VA 210 3% · 1.9% denied
USDA / RHS 27 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 169 40%
Credit history 115 27%
Collateral 83 20%
Incomplete application 28 7%
Other 17 4%
Insufficient cash 5 1%
Unverifiable information 3 1%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most Bell Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hennepin County 2,2501,84697 4.3%
Ramsey County 77764229 3.7%
Dakota County 65352642 6.4%
Washington County 59548726 4.4%
Anoka County 58049029 5.0%
Clay County 31123340 12.9%
Wright County 2642209 3.4%
Scott County 2472118 3.2%
Carver County 2402017 2.9%
Otter Tail County 19716111 5.6%

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%
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%
Broker SolutionsD 3,2465.5%6.75%

Frequently asked questions

Minnesota: 7,987 applications in 2025, of which 6,525 were originated and 421 denied.

5.3% of all applications, or 6.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

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

About this data. Figures are Bell 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