Choice Financial Group · North Dakota · 2025

Choice Financial Group in North Dakota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Choice Financial Group took 211 mortgage applications in North Dakota in 2025, ranking #23 of 322 lenders active in the state. It originated 79.6% of them and denied 4.3% (4.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 11.4%.

211Applicationsin ND
4.8%Decision denial ratestate 13.7%
6.65%Median ratestate 6.50%
$255,000Median loanstate $205,000
$84MVolume21 counties

Choice Financial Group in North Dakota vs the state

4.3%Denial rate-7.17 pts vs state
4.8%Decision denial rate-8.91 pts vs state
79.6%Origination rate+9.93 pts vs state
6.65%Median rate+0.15 pts vs state
0.16Rate spread (pts)-0.08 pts vs state
$111kMedian applicant income
168Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in North Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232171788.3%6.29%#20
20241481203.4%6.81%#27
20252111684.3%6.65%#23

What Choice Financial Group lends in North Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 166 79% · 0.6% denied
Refinance 33 16% · 15.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 2% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 2 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 6 3% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 209 99% · 4.3% denied
USDA / RHS 2 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Dakota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 4 44%
Incomplete application 2 22%
Credit history 2 22%
Insufficient cash 1 11%

Where in North Dakota

Counties with the most Choice Financial Group applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cass County 74620 0.0%
Burleigh County 43304 9.3%
Grand Forks County 17112 11.8%
Cavalier County 14130 0.0%
Walsh County 1190 0.0%
Stark County 1190 0.0%
Morton County 760 0.0%
Pembina County 770 0.0%
Kidder County 641 16.7%
Traill County 330 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: 211 applications in 2025, of which 168 were originated and 9 denied.

4.3% of all applications, or 4.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 11.4%.

The median rate on loans Choice Financial Group originated in North Dakota in 2025 was 6.65%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Choice Financial Group'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