Great Southern Bank · Minnesota · 2025

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

Great Southern Bank took 45 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #310 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 68.9% of them and denied 22.2% (24.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

45Applicationsin MN
24.4%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
6.81%Median ratestate 6.63%
$225,000Median loanstate $215,000
$23MVolume10 counties

Great Southern Bank in Minnesota vs the state

22.2%Denial rate+8.62 pts vs state
24.4%Decision denial rate+8.04 pts vs state
68.9%Origination rate+2.52 pts vs state
6.81%Median rate+0.19 pts vs state
0.38Rate spread (pts)+0.13 pts vs state
$118kMedian applicant income
31Loans originated
10Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023533711.3%6.99%#263
2024433023.3%7.25%#286
2025453122.2%6.81%#310

What Great Southern Bank lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 15 33% · 13.3% denied
Refinance 11 24% · 9.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 9% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 8 18% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 7 16% · 42.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 45 100% · 22.2% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 9 90%
Credit history 1 10%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most Great Southern Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hennepin County 18134 22.2%
Ramsey County 861 12.5%
Washington County 641 16.7%
Dakota County 532 40.0%
Anoka County 211 50.0%
Scott County 220 0.0%
Itasca County 101 100.0%
Wright County 110 0.0%
Olmsted County 100 0.0%
Crow Wing 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: 45 applications in 2025, of which 31 were originated and 10 denied.

22.2% of all applications, or 24.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

The median rate on loans Great Southern Bank originated in Minnesota in 2025 was 6.81%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Great Southern 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