Bremer Bank · North Dakota · 2025

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

Bremer Bank took 82 mortgage applications in North Dakota in 2025, ranking #55 of 322 lenders active in the state. It originated 74.4% of them and denied 14.6% (16.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 11.4%.

82Applicationsin ND
16.2%Decision denial ratestate 13.7%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.50%
$170,000Median loanstate $205,000
$24MVolume20 counties

Bremer Bank in North Dakota vs the state

14.6%Denial rate+3.19 pts vs state
16.2%Decision denial rate+2.50 pts vs state
74.4%Origination rate+4.70 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
-0.69Rate spread (pts)-0.93 pts vs state
$112kMedian applicant income
61Loans originated
12Denied

Trend in North Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232612146.9%6.98%#17
20242702258.2%7.13%#19
2025826114.6%7.00%#55

What Bremer Bank lends in North Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 36 44% · 5.6% denied
Refinance 13 16% · 38.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 6% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 5 6% · 20.0% denied
Other / HELOC 23 28% · 17.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 75 91% · 16.0% denied
FHA 5 6% · 0.0% denied
VA 1 1% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Dakota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 4 33%
Credit history 3 25%
Collateral 2 17%
Other 2 17%
Employment history 1 8%

Where in North Dakota

Counties with the most Bremer Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cass County 20154 20.0%
Grand Forks County 17141 5.9%
Richland County 742 28.6%
Ramsey County 651 16.7%
Walsh County 642 33.3%
Burleigh County 531 20.0%
Foster County 320 0.0%
Ransom County 330 0.0%
Pembina County 220 0.0%
Pierce County 210 0.0%

Other large lenders in North Dakota

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Gate City BankC 3,10611.3%6.65%
First International Bank & TrustB 1,1124.0%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 8817.5%6.25%
Rocket MortgageC 82721.6%6.63%
Bell BankA 8067.7%6.99%
First Community Credit UnionB 6757.1%6.49%
CapitalC 6463.7%7.00%
TOWN AND COUNTRY Credit UnionB 5712.1%6.25%
Mortgage Research CenterC 50013.6%6.25%
Fairway Independent MortgageB 4973.0%6.40%

Frequently asked questions

North Dakota: 82 applications in 2025, of which 61 were originated and 12 denied.

14.6% of all applications, or 16.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 11.4%.

The median rate on loans Bremer Bank originated in North Dakota in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Bremer Bank's own HMDA filing for properties located in North Dakota, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology