Bremer Bank · Minnesota · 2025

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

Bremer Bank took 512 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #80 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.4% of them and denied 13.1% (14.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

512Applicationsin MN
14.6%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
7.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$180,000Median loanstate $215,000
$120MVolume65 counties

Bremer Bank in Minnesota vs the state

13.1%Denial rate-0.51 pts vs state
14.6%Decision denial rate-1.75 pts vs state
76.4%Origination rate+10.00 pts vs state
7.38%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
-0.26Rate spread (pts)-0.52 pts vs state
$113kMedian applicant income
391Loans originated
67Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,0771,6507.4%7.25%#17
20241,8451,43411.0%7.38%#21
202551239113.1%7.38%#80

What Bremer Bank lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 199 39% · 6.0% denied
Refinance 102 20% · 9.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 34 7% · 20.6% denied
Home improvement 22 4% · 13.6% denied
Other / HELOC 155 30% · 22.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 488 95% · 12.3% denied
FHA 12 2% · 41.7% denied
VA 4 1% · 25.0% denied
USDA / RHS 8 2% · 12.5% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 40 60%
Credit history 18 27%
Collateral 5 7%
Employment history 1 1%
Other 1 1%
Insufficient cash 1 1%
Incomplete application 1 1%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most Bremer Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hennepin County 63469 14.3%
Olmsted County 41317 17.1%
Douglas County 28214 14.3%
Stearns County 26222 7.7%
Kandiyohi County 26215 19.2%
Otter Tail County 22201 4.5%
Lyon County 19132 10.5%
Polk County 16151 6.3%
Wright County 15150 0.0%
Dakota County 15103 20.0%

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: 512 applications in 2025, of which 391 were originated and 67 denied.

13.1% of all applications, or 14.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

The median rate on loans Bremer Bank originated in Minnesota in 2025 was 7.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Bremer 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