First Interstate Bank · Idaho · 2025

First Interstate Bank in Idaho: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Interstate Bank took 351 mortgage applications in Idaho in 2025, ranking #62 of 595 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.2% of them and denied 21.7% (23.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.5%.

351Applicationsin ID
23.9%Decision denial ratestate 17.5%
8.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $265,000
$48MVolume18 counties

First Interstate Bank in Idaho vs the state

21.7%Denial rate+7.20 pts vs state
23.9%Decision denial rate+6.38 pts vs state
67.2%Origination rate+4.22 pts vs state
8.25%Median rate+1.63 pts vs state
0.99Rate spread (pts)+0.84 pts vs state
$132kMedian applicant income
236Loans originated
76Denied

Trend in Idaho

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202346526929.0%9.00%#37
202437120629.4%9.25%#51
202535123621.7%8.25%#62

What First Interstate Bank lends in Idaho

By loan purpose

Home purchase 34 10% · 17.7% denied
Refinance 105 30% · 25.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 2% · 28.6% denied
Home improvement 156 44% · 17.3% denied
Other / HELOC 49 14% · 28.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 350 100% · 21.7% denied
VA 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Idaho applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 37 49%
Credit history 18 24%
Collateral 16 21%
Other 5 7%

Where in Idaho

Counties with the most First Interstate Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Ada County 1067822 20.8%
Kootenai County 815116 19.8%
Canyon County 613816 26.2%
Gem County 26185 19.2%
Elmore County 17141 5.9%
Teton County 1585 33.3%
Bonner County 13100 0.0%
Payette County 1191 9.1%
Owyhee County 514 80.0%
Valley County 321 33.3%

Other large lenders in Idaho

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Idaho Central Credit UnionA 15,64416.5%7.00%
Rocket MortgageC 4,39113.3%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 3,9439.1%6.12%
Premier Mortgage ResourcesB 2,5042.7%6.25%
Mountain America Federal Credit UnionD 2,32337.7%7.24%
Guild MortgageA 2,3203.4%6.50%
U.S. BankD 2,16128.6%7.35%
Loandepot.ComD 1,62214.2%6.50%
Glacier BankD 1,50714.5%6.88%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 1,29710.8%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Idaho: 351 applications in 2025, of which 236 were originated and 76 denied.

21.7% of all applications, or 23.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Idaho statewide average across all lenders was 14.5%.

The median rate on loans First Interstate Bank originated in Idaho in 2025 was 8.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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