Gate City Bank · North Dakota · 2025

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

Gate City Bank took 3,106 mortgage applications in North Dakota in 2025, ranking #1 of 322 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.2% of them and denied 11.3% (12.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 11.4%.

3.1kApplicationsin ND
12.7%Decision denial ratestate 13.7%
6.65%Median ratestate 6.50%
$125,000Median loanstate $205,000
$467MVolume48 counties

Gate City Bank in North Dakota vs the state

11.3%Denial rate-0.17 pts vs state
12.7%Decision denial rate-1.03 pts vs state
76.2%Origination rate+6.55 pts vs state
6.65%Median rate+0.15 pts vs state
0.31Rate spread (pts)+0.07 pts vs state
$119kMedian applicant income
2,368Loans originated
350Denied

Trend in North Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,8412,2109.3%6.75%#1
20243,0712,32811.9%6.75%#1
20253,1062,36811.3%6.65%#1

What Gate City Bank lends in North Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,259 41% · 3.9% denied
Refinance 462 15% · 12.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 108 3% · 16.7% denied
Home improvement 771 25% · 14.5% denied
Other / HELOC 506 16% · 22.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,847 92% · 11.7% denied
FHA 182 6% · 6.6% denied
VA 71 2% · 2.8% denied
USDA / RHS 6 0% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied North Dakota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 140 40%
Credit history 134 38%
Collateral 53 15%
Other 16 5%
Incomplete application 3 1%
Employment history 2 1%
Insufficient cash 1 0%
Unverifiable information 1 0%

Where in North Dakota

Counties with the most Gate City Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cass County 95174775 7.9%
Burleigh County 57245956 9.8%
Grand Forks County 31425428 8.9%
Ward County 26720127 10.1%
Williams County 22015538 17.3%
Morton County 16312615 9.2%
Stark County 1399529 20.9%
Stutsman County 1108119 17.3%
Richland County 70598 11.4%
Ramsey County 462712 26.1%

Other large lenders in North Dakota

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
First International Bank & TrustB 1,1124.0%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 8817.5%6.25%
Rocket MortgageC 82721.6%6.63%
Bell BankA 8067.7%6.99%
First Community Credit UnionB 6757.1%6.49%
CapitalC 6463.7%7.00%
TOWN AND COUNTRY Credit UnionB 5712.1%6.25%
Mortgage Research CenterC 50013.6%6.25%
Fairway Independent MortgageB 4973.0%6.40%
U.S. BankD 48630.0%7.30%

Frequently asked questions

North Dakota: 3,106 applications in 2025, of which 2,368 were originated and 350 denied.

11.3% of all applications, or 12.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 11.4%.

The median rate on loans Gate City Bank originated in North Dakota in 2025 was 6.65%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

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