Mortgage lender · St. Cloud, MN · LEI 549300DM47883NLNBK72

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

Liberty Bank Minnesota earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 3.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 82nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.19 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 60th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

336Applications2025
86.9%Originatedof applications
3.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$74MLoan volume2 states

Liberty Bank Minnesota at a glance, 2025

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

3.0%Denial rate (all applications)-15.00 pts vs national
3.3%Denial rate (decided applications)-19.28 pts vs national
86.9%Origination rate+28.87 pts vs national
10.1%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.75%Median interest rate+0.13 pts vs national
0.19Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.06 pts vs national
$230,000Median loan amount
$3,261Median total loan costs
$111kMedian applicant income
74%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

82nd3.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

60th0.19 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

57th10.1%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

69th1.42% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232932524.4%4.9%6.38%$61M
20243262767.1%7.7%6.88%$68M
20253362923.0%3.3%6.75%$74M

What Liberty Bank Minnesota 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 203 60% · 1.0% denied
Refinance 65 19% · 4.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 32 10% · 3.1% denied
Home improvement 14 4% · 14.3% denied
Other / HELOC 22 7% · 9.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 324 96% · 3.1% denied
FHA 6 2% · 0.0% denied
VA 5 1% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 1 manufactured homes, 11 investment properties.

Why Liberty Bank Minnesota denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 10 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 5 50%
Collateral 3 30%
Credit history 2 20%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Liberty Bank Minnesota

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k23214.6%
$50k – $100k1161013.8%
$100k – $150k104903.2%
$150k – $250k68590.0%
Over $250k24214.6%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2528253.9%
25–3470621.6%
35–4470583.3%
45–5476644.5%
55–6459523.7%
65–7420185.3%

Where Liberty Bank Minnesota lends

2 states and 30 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Minnesota3352913.0%6.75%#105

Frequently asked questions

Liberty Bank Minnesota denied 3.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 82nd percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Liberty Bank Minnesota gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 50.0% 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 Liberty Bank Minnesota originated in 2025 was 6.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.19 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 60% of its applications were for home purchases, 29% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 11% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 96% conventional, 2% FHA, 1% 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 Liberty Bank Minnesota. Data sources · Methodology