Dakota West Credit Union · North Dakota · 2025

Dakota West Credit Union in North Dakota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Dakota West Credit Union took 35 mortgage applications in North Dakota in 2025, ranking #84 of 322 lenders active in the state. It originated 22.9% of them and denied 31.4% (40.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 11.4%.

35Applicationsin ND
40.7%Decision denial ratestate 13.7%
7.11%Median ratestate 6.50%
$185,000Median loanstate $205,000
$2.3MVolume11 counties

Dakota West Credit Union in North Dakota vs the state

31.4%Denial rate+19.99 pts vs state
40.7%Decision denial rate+27.02 pts vs state
22.9%Origination rate-46.83 pts vs state
7.11%Median rate+0.61 pts vs state
0.46Rate spread (pts)+0.22 pts vs state
$120kMedian applicant income
8Loans originated
11Denied

Trend in North Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023261415.4%7.00%#83
2024181027.8%7.13%#96
202535831.4%7.11%#84

What Dakota West Credit Union lends in North Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 31 89% · 32.3% denied
Refinance 1 3% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 6% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 3% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 35 100% · 31.4% denied

Why it denied North Dakota applicants

Credit history 5 45%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 36%
Insufficient cash 1 9%
Collateral 1 9%

Where in North Dakota

Counties with the most Dakota West Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
McKenzie County 1665 31.3%
Williams County 301 33.3%
Bowman County 301 33.3%
Mountrail County 210 0.0%
Renville County 201 50.0%
Stark County 100 0.0%
Ward County 101 100.0%
Morton County 110 0.0%
Sheridan County 100 0.0%
Ramsey County 100 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: 35 applications in 2025, of which 8 were originated and 11 denied.

31.4% of all applications, or 40.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 11.4%.

The median rate on loans Dakota West Credit Union originated in North Dakota in 2025 was 7.11%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Dakota West Credit Union'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