Lower · North Dakota · 2025

Lower in North Dakota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Lower took 7 mortgage applications in North Dakota in 2025, ranking #148 of 322 lenders active in the state. It originated 57.1% of them and denied 14.3% (20.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 11.4%.

7Applicationsin ND
20.0%Decision denial ratestate 13.7%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$175,000Median loanstate $205,000
$540kVolume6 counties

Lower in North Dakota vs the state

14.3%Denial rate+2.85 pts vs state
20.0%Decision denial rate+6.28 pts vs state
57.1%Origination rate-12.55 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.83Rate spread (pts)+0.59 pts vs state
$95kMedian applicant income
4Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in North Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236316.7%7.50%#132
20245320.0%8.13%#147
20257414.3%6.75%#148

What Lower lends in North Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5 71% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 1 14% · 100.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 14% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3 43% · 33.3% denied
FHA 4 57% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Dakota applicants

Other 1 100%

Where in North Dakota

Counties with the most Lower applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Burleigh County 200 0.0%
Mountrail County 110 0.0%
Cass County 101 100.0%
Grand Forks County 110 0.0%
Ward County 110 0.0%
Williams County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in North Dakota

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Gate City BankC 3,10611.3%6.65%
First International Bank & TrustB 1,1124.0%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 8817.5%6.25%
Rocket MortgageC 82721.6%6.63%
Bell BankA 8067.7%6.99%
First Community Credit UnionB 6757.1%6.49%
CapitalC 6463.7%7.00%
TOWN AND COUNTRY Credit UnionB 5712.1%6.25%
Mortgage Research CenterC 50013.6%6.25%
Fairway Independent MortgageB 4973.0%6.40%

Frequently asked questions

North Dakota: 7 applications in 2025, of which 4 were originated and 1 denied.

14.3% of all applications, or 20.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 11.4%.

The median rate on loans Lower originated in North Dakota in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Lower's own HMDA filing for properties located in North Dakota, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology