First Federal Bank · Minnesota · 2025

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

First Federal Bank took 179 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #142 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.2% of them and denied 5.6% (7.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

179Applicationsin MN
7.1%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$315,000Median loanstate $215,000
$44MVolume30 counties

First Federal Bank in Minnesota vs the state

5.6%Denial rate-8.01 pts vs state
7.1%Decision denial rate-9.26 pts vs state
73.2%Origination rate+6.81 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
-0.19Rate spread (pts)-0.44 pts vs state
$139kMedian applicant income
131Loans originated
10Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231311124.6%6.25%#155
20242081712.9%6.38%#121
20251791315.6%6.38%#142

What First Federal Bank lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 155 87% · 4.5% denied
Refinance 17 9% · 11.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 4% · 14.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 152 85% · 5.9% denied
FHA 4 2% · 0.0% denied
VA 23 13% · 4.4% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Incomplete application 6 60%
Credit history 1 10%
Collateral 1 10%
Unverifiable information 1 10%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 10%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most First Federal Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Olmsted County 41391 2.4%
Hennepin County 41242 4.9%
Dakota County 19103 15.8%
Anoka County 1182 18.2%
Ramsey County 960 0.0%
Carver County 740 0.0%
Dodge County 540 0.0%
Wright County 541 20.0%
Washington County 520 0.0%
Fillmore County 440 0.0%

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: 179 applications in 2025, of which 131 were originated and 10 denied.

5.6% of all applications, or 7.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

The median rate on loans First Federal Bank originated in Minnesota in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Federal Bank'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