Mortgage lender · Kalispell, MT · LEI 549300ESRQ6OLBB56N04

Glacier Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Glacier Bank earns a D, weaker than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 20.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 23rd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.35 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 33rd percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

7.7kApplications2025
62.4%Originatedof applications
20.1%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.00%Median ratenational 6.63%
$2.0BLoan volume18 states

Glacier Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

15.9%Denial rate (all applications)-2.12 pts vs national
20.1%Denial rate (decided applications)-2.54 pts vs national
62.4%Origination rate+4.34 pts vs national
18.4%Withdrawn by applicant
2.4%Closed for incompleteness
7.00%Median interest rate+0.38 pts vs national
0.35Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.10 pts vs national
$275,000Median loan amount
$7,345Median total loan costs
$120kMedian applicant income
65%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

23rd20.1% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

33rd0.35 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

30th20.9%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

34th2.67% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20236,6203,87415.9%21.1%7.75%$1.4B
20247,2544,43416.6%21.2%7.38%$1.5B
20257,6784,78915.9%20.1%7.00%$2.0B

What Glacier Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4,425 58% · 11.8% denied
Refinance 985 13% · 16.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 386 5% · 20.5% denied
Home improvement 1,201 16% · 22.7% denied
Other / HELOC 681 9% · 26.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 6,911 90% · 15.6% denied
FHA 527 7% · 20.3% denied
VA 192 3% · 9.9% denied
USDA / RHS 48 1% · 31.3% denied

Also: 2,594 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 432 manufactured homes, 916 investment properties.

Why Glacier Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 1,218 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 723 60%
Collateral 225 19%
Credit history 164 14%
Other 41 3%
Insufficient cash 33 3%
Employment history 16 1%
Unverifiable information 9 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Glacier Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k62028343.7%
$50k – $100k2,0711,24524.8%
$100k – $150k1,61898718.7%
$150k – $250k1,42792415.2%
Over $250k1,18875611.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2530117418.9%
25–341,25373919.2%
35–441,50588921.6%
45–541,54494123.2%
55–641,30982721.2%
65–7490656819.8%
Over 7440225120.0%

Where Glacier Bank lends

18 states and 248 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Montana3,0181,90416.2%7.25%#1
Idaho1,50797714.5%6.88%#9
Wyoming85653815.9%6.95%#5
Washington67642013.6%6.63%#84
Utah54126919.8%6.88%#55
Colorado42525916.2%7.15%#116
Arizona39224017.1%7.00%#133
Texas120949.2%6.88%#515
Nevada1177519.7%7.75%#136
New Mexico7528.6%6.75%#283
Oregon500.0%#431

Frequently asked questions

Glacier Bank denied 20.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 23rd percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Glacier Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 59.7% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Glacier Bank originated in 2025 was 7.00%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.35 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 58% of its applications were for home purchases, 18% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 25% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 90% conventional, 7% FHA, 3% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Glacier Bank. Data sources · Methodology