BMO Bank · Minnesota · 2025

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

BMO Bank took 1,046 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #42 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 46.6% of them and denied 34.2% (41.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

1.0kApplicationsin MN
41.4%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
8.48%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $215,000
$98MVolume58 counties

BMO Bank in Minnesota vs the state

34.2%Denial rate+20.63 pts vs state
41.4%Decision denial rate+25.04 pts vs state
46.6%Origination rate-19.81 pts vs state
8.48%Median rate+1.86 pts vs state
1.24Rate spread (pts)+0.99 pts vs state
$97kMedian applicant income
487Loans originated
358Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202384639232.7%8.33%#43
20241,03952226.5%8.80%#38
20251,04648734.2%8.48%#42

What BMO Bank lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 151 14% · 20.5% denied
Refinance 13 1% · 38.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 302 29% · 23.2% denied
Home improvement 295 28% · 40.3% denied
Other / HELOC 285 27% · 46.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,021 98% · 33.6% denied
FHA 23 2% · 60.9% denied
VA 2 0% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 167 47%
Credit history 98 27%
Collateral 47 13%
Incomplete application 15 4%
Other 14 4%
Unverifiable information 13 4%
Insufficient cash 2 1%
Employment history 2 1%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most BMO Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hennepin County 311147105 33.8%
Dakota County 934633 35.5%
Anoka County 823429 35.4%
Ramsey County 622821 33.9%
Otter Tail County 42296 14.3%
Washington County 401516 40.0%
Wright County 351710 28.6%
Scott County 28179 32.1%
Lyon County 27138 29.6%
Carver County 24106 25.0%

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: 1,046 applications in 2025, of which 487 were originated and 358 denied.

34.2% of all applications, or 41.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

The median rate on loans BMO Bank originated in Minnesota in 2025 was 8.48%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are BMO 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