Highland Bank · Minnesota · 2025

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

Highland Bank took 473 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #85 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.9% of them and denied 14.2% (15.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

473Applicationsin MN
15.5%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$95,000Median loanstate $215,000
$50MVolume33 counties

Highland Bank in Minnesota vs the state

14.2%Denial rate+0.56 pts vs state
15.5%Decision denial rate-0.84 pts vs state
71.9%Origination rate+5.51 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$160kMedian applicant income
340Loans originated
67Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202350735218.0%#67
202445631416.5%#83
202547334014.2%#85

What Highland Bank lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 38 8% · 7.9% denied
Refinance 142 30% · 6.3% denied
Home improvement 186 39% · 15.6% denied
Other / HELOC 107 23% · 24.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 473 100% · 14.2% denied

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most Highland Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hennepin County 16812319 11.3%
Dakota County 46364 8.7%
Anoka County 46316 13.0%
Ramsey County 45356 13.3%
Scott County 29243 10.3%
Wright County 26195 19.2%
Washington County 25183 12.0%
Carver County 1686 37.5%
Chisago County 1164 36.4%
St. Louis County 1062 20.0%

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: 473 applications in 2025, of which 340 were originated and 67 denied.

14.2% of all applications, or 15.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Highland 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