First Colony Mortgage · North Dakota · 2025

First Colony Mortgage in North Dakota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Colony Mortgage took 94 mortgage applications in North Dakota in 2025, ranking #50 of 322 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.6% of them and denied 5.3% (6.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 11.4%.

94Applicationsin ND
6.6%Decision denial ratestate 13.7%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$295,000Median loanstate $205,000
$18MVolume12 counties

First Colony Mortgage in North Dakota vs the state

5.3%Denial rate-6.12 pts vs state
6.6%Decision denial rate-7.14 pts vs state
60.6%Origination rate-9.05 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.29Rate spread (pts)+0.04 pts vs state
$103kMedian applicant income
57Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in North Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202322174.6%6.50%#87
202453430.0%6.25%#64
202594575.3%6.25%#50

What First Colony Mortgage lends in North Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 79 84% · 5.1% denied
Refinance 6 6% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 10% · 11.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 39 41% · 2.6% denied
FHA 46 49% · 8.7% denied
VA 6 6% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 3 3% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Dakota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 60%
Insufficient cash 1 20%
Credit history 1 20%

Where in North Dakota

Counties with the most First Colony Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cass County 41273 7.3%
Burleigh County 19130 0.0%
Stark County 12100 0.0%
Adams County 521 20.0%
LaMoure County 401 25.0%
Morton County 420 0.0%
Ward County 300 0.0%
Traill County 200 0.0%
McLean County 100 0.0%
McKenzie 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: 94 applications in 2025, of which 57 were originated and 5 denied.

5.3% of all applications, or 6.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 11.4%.

The median rate on loans First Colony Mortgage originated in North Dakota in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Colony Mortgage'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