Freedom Mortgage · Minnesota · 2025

Freedom Mortgage in Minnesota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Freedom Mortgage took 1,878 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #22 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 40.7% of them and denied 9.0% (15.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

1.9kApplicationsin MN
15.8%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$275,000Median loanstate $215,000
$231MVolume82 counties

Freedom Mortgage in Minnesota vs the state

9.0%Denial rate-4.60 pts vs state
15.8%Decision denial rate-0.59 pts vs state
40.7%Origination rate-25.64 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.22Rate spread (pts)-0.03 pts vs state
$93kMedian applicant income
765Loans originated
169Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202370629217.4%6.75%#52
20241,32363512.6%6.38%#28
20251,8787659.0%6.25%#22

What Freedom Mortgage lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 124 7% · 12.1% denied
Refinance 791 42% · 3.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 954 51% · 13.5% denied
Other / HELOC 9 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 279 15% · 6.1% denied
FHA 907 48% · 11.8% denied
VA 691 37% · 6.5% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Collateral 88 52%
Credit history 34 20%
Debt-to-income ratio 24 14%
Other 10 6%
Unverifiable information 6 4%
Insufficient cash 3 2%
Employment history 2 1%
Incomplete application 2 1%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most Freedom Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hennepin County 2739924 8.8%
Dakota County 171799 5.3%
Anoka County 1395416 11.5%
Ramsey County 110506 5.5%
Washington County 104409 8.7%
Wright County 103474 3.9%
Stearns County 85374 4.7%
St. Louis County 60225 8.3%
Sherburne County 54146 11.1%
Scott County 51216 11.8%

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: 1,878 applications in 2025, of which 765 were originated and 169 denied.

9.0% of all applications, or 15.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

The median rate on loans Freedom Mortgage originated in Minnesota in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Freedom Mortgage'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