Gate City Bank · Minnesota · 2025

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

Gate City Bank took 810 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #57 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 77.2% of them and denied 11.2% (12.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

810Applicationsin MN
12.6%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$115,000Median loanstate $215,000
$152MVolume49 counties

Gate City Bank in Minnesota vs the state

11.2%Denial rate-2.37 pts vs state
12.6%Decision denial rate-3.76 pts vs state
77.2%Origination rate+10.79 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.26Rate spread (pts)+0.01 pts vs state
$124kMedian applicant income
625Loans originated
91Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20238126408.6%6.88%#46
202488168010.8%6.70%#48
202581062511.2%6.75%#57

What Gate City Bank lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 319 39% · 2.5% denied
Refinance 132 16% · 15.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 27 3% · 22.2% denied
Home improvement 210 26% · 14.3% denied
Other / HELOC 122 15% · 22.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 766 95% · 11.6% denied
FHA 33 4% · 6.1% denied
VA 11 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 39 43%
Credit history 32 35%
Collateral 13 14%
Other 5 5%
Incomplete application 1 1%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most Gate City Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Clay County 31325133 10.5%
Otter Tail County 13310116 12.0%
Polk County 684814 20.6%
Douglas County 54445 9.3%
Becker County 50413 6.0%
Wilkin County 26193 11.5%
Stearns County 21144 19.0%
Hennepin County 1162 18.2%
Hubbard County 1191 9.1%
Dakota County 960 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: 810 applications in 2025, of which 625 were originated and 91 denied.

11.2% of all applications, or 12.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

The median rate on loans Gate City Bank originated in Minnesota in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Gate City 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