First Bank & Trust · Minnesota · 2025

First Bank & Trust in Minnesota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Bank & Trust took 492 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #83 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.4% of them and denied 15.2% (19.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

492Applicationsin MN
19.7%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$145,000Median loanstate $215,000
$62MVolume46 counties

First Bank & Trust in Minnesota vs the state

15.2%Denial rate+1.64 pts vs state
19.7%Decision denial rate+3.39 pts vs state
61.4%Origination rate-4.99 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.37 pts vs state
0.68Rate spread (pts)+0.43 pts vs state
$102kMedian applicant income
302Loans originated
75Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202352435612.8%6.88%#64
202452033916.2%7.25%#77
202549230215.2%7.00%#83

What First Bank & Trust lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 268 54% · 12.3% denied
Refinance 87 18% · 16.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 26 5% · 19.2% denied
Home improvement 56 11% · 23.2% denied
Other / HELOC 55 11% · 18.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 453 92% · 15.0% denied
FHA 34 7% · 17.7% denied
VA 5 1% · 20.0% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 51 68%
Credit history 15 20%
Other 4 5%
Collateral 4 5%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most First Bank & Trust applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pipestone County 965514 14.6%
Hennepin County 47238 17.0%
Scott County 463310 21.7%
Isanti County 45229 20.0%
Anoka County 23162 8.7%
Sherburne County 2284 18.2%
Le Sueur County 21152 9.5%
Dakota County 20180 0.0%
Mille Lacs County 19134 21.1%
Lincoln County 18113 16.7%

Other large lenders in Minnesota

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 8,69410.6%6.38%
U.S. BankD 8,62430.4%7.88%
Bell BankA 7,9875.3%6.63%
Rocket MortgageC 7,63016.3%6.63%
Trustone Financial Credit UnionC 6,06620.0%7.25%
Affinity PlusC 5,43814.6%6.63%
Blaze Credit UnionB 4,07412.3%6.38%
Wings Financial Credit UnionA 3,96016.4%7.25%
Crosscountry MortgageB 3,9422.1%6.63%
Fairway Independent MortgageB 3,3273.2%6.75%

Frequently asked questions

Minnesota: 492 applications in 2025, of which 302 were originated and 75 denied.

15.2% of all applications, or 19.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

The median rate on loans First Bank & Trust originated in Minnesota in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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