IDEAL Credit Union · Minnesota · 2025

IDEAL Credit Union in Minnesota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

IDEAL Credit Union took 957 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #51 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.6% of them and denied 20.4% (21.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

957Applicationsin MN
21.5%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
4.49%Median ratestate 6.63%
$85,000Median loanstate $215,000
$85MVolume34 counties

IDEAL Credit Union in Minnesota vs the state

20.4%Denial rate+6.78 pts vs state
21.5%Decision denial rate+5.17 pts vs state
64.6%Origination rate-1.79 pts vs state
4.49%Median rate-2.14 pts vs state
-2.66Rate spread (pts)-2.91 pts vs state
$115kMedian applicant income
618Loans originated
195Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202381152616.7%6.49%#47
202473849318.3%7.13%#57
202595761820.4%4.49%#51

What IDEAL Credit Union lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 119 12% · 4.2% denied
Refinance 53 6% · 9.4% denied
Home improvement 337 35% · 18.7% denied
Other / HELOC 448 47% · 27.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 957 100% · 20.4% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 121 62%
Credit history 45 23%
Collateral 15 8%
Other 10 5%
Unverifiable information 3 2%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most IDEAL Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Washington County 29019048 16.6%
Ramsey County 23715251 21.5%
Dakota County 1368241 30.1%
Anoka County 906216 17.8%
Hennepin County 875321 24.1%
Chisago County 26175 19.2%
Scott County 1383 23.1%
Carver County 971 11.1%
Wright County 870 0.0%
St. Louis County 530 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: 957 applications in 2025, of which 618 were originated and 195 denied.

20.4% of all applications, or 21.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

The median rate on loans IDEAL Credit Union originated in Minnesota in 2025 was 4.49%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are IDEAL Credit Union'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