Hometown Equity Mortgage · Minnesota · 2025

Hometown Equity Mortgage in Minnesota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Hometown Equity Mortgage took 25 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #364 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 56.0% of them and denied 40.0% (41.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

25Applicationsin MN
41.7%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
7.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$245,000Median loanstate $215,000
$4.4MVolume8 counties

Hometown Equity Mortgage in Minnesota vs the state

40.0%Denial rate+26.40 pts vs state
41.7%Decision denial rate+25.32 pts vs state
56.0%Origination rate-10.37 pts vs state
7.63%Median rate+1.00 pts vs state
1.49Rate spread (pts)+1.24 pts vs state
$154kMedian applicant income
14Loans originated
10Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202313361.5%9.63%#425
202427770.4%6.75%#348
2025251440.0%7.63%#364

What Hometown Equity Mortgage lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 11 44% · 54.6% denied
Refinance 2 8% · 50.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 12 48% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 23 92% · 39.1% denied
FHA 2 8% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Incomplete application 6 60%
Credit history 2 20%
Collateral 1 10%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 10%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most Hometown Equity Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hennepin County 945 55.6%
Stearns County 550 0.0%
Scott County 321 33.3%
St. Louis County 302 66.7%
Ramsey County 220 0.0%
Chisago County 101 100.0%
Cass County 110 0.0%
Wright County 101 100.0%

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: 25 applications in 2025, of which 14 were originated and 10 denied.

40.0% of all applications, or 41.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

The median rate on loans Hometown Equity Mortgage originated in Minnesota in 2025 was 7.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Hometown Equity Mortgage'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