First Federal Bank & Trust · Montana · 2025

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

First Federal Bank & Trust took 90 mortgage applications in Montana in 2025, ranking #68 of 553 lenders active in the state. It originated 87.8% of them and denied 3.3% (3.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.8%.

90Applicationsin MT
3.6%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$315,000Median loanstate $275,000
$27MVolume7 counties

First Federal Bank & Trust in Montana vs the state

3.3%Denial rate-11.49 pts vs state
3.6%Decision denial rate-15.09 pts vs state
87.8%Origination rate+25.80 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$113kMedian applicant income
79Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Montana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202391840.0%6.62%#60
202590793.3%#68

What First Federal Bank & Trust lends in Montana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 73 81% · 4.1% denied
Refinance 8 9% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 8 9% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 75 83% · 1.3% denied
FHA 8 9% · 12.5% denied
VA 7 8% · 14.3% denied

Where in Montana

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Yellowstone County 76681 1.3%
Carbon County 651 16.7%
Stillwater County 330 0.0%
Madison County 211 50.0%
Rosebud County 110 0.0%
Meagher County 110 0.0%
Golden Valley County 100 0.0%

Other large lenders in Montana

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Glacier BankD 3,01816.2%7.25%
Stockman Bank of MontanaB 2,9116.3%6.88%
Rocket MortgageC 1,99917.5%6.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 1,8579.2%6.25%
Opportunity Bank of MontanaB 1,6089.8%6.88%
Evergreen Moneysource MortgageB 1,1581.1%6.25%
U.S. BankD 1,02427.1%7.13%
First Interstate BankD 98722.9%8.25%
Mortgage Research CenterC 94016.7%6.13%
Crosscountry MortgageB 9205.1%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

Montana: 90 applications in 2025, of which 79 were originated and 3 denied.

3.3% of all applications, or 3.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Montana statewide average across all lenders was 14.8%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

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