BMO Bank · Montana · 2025

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

BMO Bank took 21 mortgage applications in Montana in 2025, ranking #139 of 553 lenders active in the state. It originated 52.4% of them and denied 28.6% (33.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.8%.

21Applicationsin MT
33.3%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
5.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$605,000Median loanstate $275,000
$46MVolume11 counties

BMO Bank in Montana vs the state

28.6%Denial rate+13.75 pts vs state
33.3%Decision denial rate+14.63 pts vs state
52.4%Origination rate-9.60 pts vs state
5.63%Median rate-1.00 pts vs state
-0.16Rate spread (pts)-0.40 pts vs state
$285kMedian applicant income
11Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Montana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023462717.4%6.13%#81
2024452628.9%6.94%#93
2025211128.6%5.63%#139

What BMO Bank lends in Montana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 12 57% · 16.7% denied
Refinance 2 10% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 5% · 100.0% denied
Home improvement 4 19% · 75.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 10% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 20 95% · 25.0% denied
VA 1 5% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied Montana applicants

Collateral 5 83%
Other 1 17%

Where in Montana

Counties with the most BMO Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Gallatin County 512 40.0%
Flathead County 430 0.0%
Missoula County 202 100.0%
Yellowstone County 210 0.0%
Madison County 220 0.0%
Dawson County 101 100.0%
Jefferson County 110 0.0%
Cascade County 101 100.0%
Lewis and Clark County 110 0.0%
Park County 110 0.0%

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: 21 applications in 2025, of which 11 were originated and 6 denied.

28.6% 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 BMO Bank originated in Montana in 2025 was 5.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are BMO Bank'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