Forward Bank · Minnesota · 2025

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

Forward Bank took 14 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #429 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.4% of them and denied 7.1% (7.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

14Applicationsin MN
7.7%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
7.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$195,000Median loanstate $215,000
$2.1MVolume6 counties

Forward Bank in Minnesota vs the state

7.1%Denial rate-6.46 pts vs state
7.7%Decision denial rate-8.66 pts vs state
71.4%Origination rate+5.06 pts vs state
7.13%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.04Rate spread (pts)-0.21 pts vs state
$131kMedian applicant income
10Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20241159.1%7.00%#448
202514107.1%7.13%#429

What Forward Bank lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 11 79% · 9.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 21% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 14 100% · 7.1% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Incomplete application 1 100%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most Forward Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Goodhue County 521 20.0%
Wabasha County 540 0.0%
Clearwater County 110 0.0%
Carver County 110 0.0%
Fillmore County 110 0.0%
Hennepin County 110 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: 14 applications in 2025, of which 10 were originated and 1 denied.

7.1% of all applications, or 7.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

The median rate on loans Forward Bank originated in Minnesota in 2025 was 7.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Forward 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