Capital · North Dakota · 2025

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

Capital took 646 mortgage applications in North Dakota in 2025, ranking #7 of 322 lenders active in the state. It originated 79.9% of them and denied 3.7% (4.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 11.4%.

646Applicationsin ND
4.4%Decision denial ratestate 13.7%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.50%
$135,000Median loanstate $205,000
$113MVolume27 counties

Capital in North Dakota vs the state

3.7%Denial rate-7.72 pts vs state
4.4%Decision denial rate-9.28 pts vs state
79.9%Origination rate+10.19 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.62Rate spread (pts)+0.38 pts vs state
$107kMedian applicant income
516Loans originated
24Denied

Trend in North Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236105032.0%6.74%#5
20246355103.2%7.31%#6
20256465163.7%7.00%#7

What Capital lends in North Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 259 40% · 1.2% denied
Refinance 59 9% · 1.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 44 7% · 4.6% denied
Home improvement 122 19% · 4.1% denied
Other / HELOC 162 25% · 8.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 589 91% · 3.9% denied
FHA 48 7% · 2.1% denied
VA 8 1% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Dakota applicants

Credit history 11 46%
Debt-to-income ratio 10 42%
Other 3 13%

Where in North Dakota

Counties with the most Capital applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Burleigh County 29924213 4.3%
Morton County 1411114 2.8%
Cass County 82654 4.9%
Mercer County 62521 1.6%
McLean County 16120 0.0%
Oliver County 981 11.1%
Stark County 750 0.0%
Ward County 440 0.0%
Kidder County 320 0.0%
Grant 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%
TOWN AND COUNTRY Credit UnionB 5712.1%6.25%
Mortgage Research CenterC 50013.6%6.25%
Fairway Independent MortgageB 4973.0%6.40%
U.S. BankD 48630.0%7.30%

Frequently asked questions

North Dakota: 646 applications in 2025, of which 516 were originated and 24 denied.

3.7% of all applications, or 4.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 11.4%.

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

About this data. Figures are Capital'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