Empeople Credit Union · North Dakota · 2025

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

Empeople Credit Union took 57 mortgage applications in North Dakota in 2025, ranking #66 of 322 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.9% of them and denied 10.5% (12.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 11.4%.

57Applicationsin ND
12.8%Decision denial ratestate 13.7%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.50%
$155,000Median loanstate $205,000
$7.5MVolume13 counties

Empeople Credit Union in North Dakota vs the state

10.5%Denial rate-0.91 pts vs state
12.8%Decision denial rate-0.95 pts vs state
71.9%Origination rate+2.24 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.01 pts vs state
-0.49Rate spread (pts)-0.73 pts vs state
$126kMedian applicant income
41Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in North Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023503316.0%7.24%#56
2024634111.1%6.74%#62
2025574110.5%6.49%#66

What Empeople Credit Union lends in North Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 17 30% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 17 30% · 5.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 12% · 14.3% denied
Home improvement 9 16% · 11.1% denied
Other / HELOC 7 12% · 42.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 57 100% · 10.5% denied

Why it denied North Dakota applicants

Credit history 3 50%
Incomplete application 2 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 17%

Where in North Dakota

Counties with the most Empeople Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cass County 34243 8.8%
Barnes County 640 0.0%
Ward County 321 33.3%
Richland County 220 0.0%
Pembina County 220 0.0%
Williams County 201 50.0%
Sargent County 220 0.0%
Morton County 110 0.0%
Ransom County 110 0.0%
Grand Forks County 110 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: 57 applications in 2025, of which 41 were originated and 6 denied.

10.5% of all applications, or 12.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 11.4%.

The median rate on loans Empeople Credit Union originated in North Dakota in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Empeople 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