First PREMIER Bank · Minnesota · 2025

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

First PREMIER Bank took 32 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #342 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 37.5% of them and denied 43.8% (51.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

32Applicationsin MN
51.9%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.63%
$170,000Median loanstate $215,000
$1.8MVolume13 counties

First PREMIER Bank in Minnesota vs the state

43.8%Denial rate+30.15 pts vs state
51.9%Decision denial rate+35.50 pts vs state
37.5%Origination rate-28.87 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.22Rate spread (pts)-0.03 pts vs state
$89kMedian applicant income
12Loans originated
14Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023411922.0%6.75%#295
2024482235.4%6.88%#269
2025321243.8%6.49%#342

What First PREMIER Bank lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 18 56% · 33.3% denied
Refinance 3 9% · 66.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 19% · 83.3% denied
Home improvement 3 9% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 6% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 26 81% · 42.3% denied
FHA 6 19% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Credit history 5 36%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 29%
Other 3 21%
Employment history 1 7%
Collateral 1 7%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most First PREMIER Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Rock County 1173 27.3%
Nobles County 411 25.0%
Pipestone County 312 66.7%
St. Louis County 202 100.0%
Yellow Medicine County 211 50.0%
Lyon County 202 100.0%
Lincoln County 210 0.0%
Murray County 110 0.0%
Pine County 101 100.0%
Blue Earth County 100 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: 32 applications in 2025, of which 12 were originated and 14 denied.

43.8% of all applications, or 51.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

The median rate on loans First PREMIER Bank originated in Minnesota in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First PREMIER 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