Mortgage Research Center · Minnesota · 2025

Mortgage Research Center in Minnesota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Mortgage Research Center took 2,262 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #19 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.5% of them and denied 17.7% (25.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

2.3kApplicationsin MN
25.8%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$295,000Median loanstate $215,000
$357MVolume86 counties

Mortgage Research Center in Minnesota vs the state

17.7%Denial rate+4.13 pts vs state
25.8%Decision denial rate+9.45 pts vs state
50.5%Origination rate-15.84 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.21Rate spread (pts)-0.46 pts vs state
$91kMedian applicant income
1,143Loans originated
401Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,29570915.5%6.75%#29
20241,71187815.2%6.63%#25
20252,2621,14317.7%6.25%#19

What Mortgage Research Center lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,301 58% · 6.8% denied
Refinance 438 19% · 27.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 523 23% · 36.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 174 8% · 21.3% denied
FHA 70 3% · 24.3% denied
VA 2,012 89% · 17.2% denied
USDA / RHS 6 0% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Credit history 229 57%
Other 84 21%
Incomplete application 45 11%
Debt-to-income ratio 30 7%
Collateral 6 1%
Employment history 4 1%
Insufficient cash 3 1%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most Mortgage Research Center applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hennepin County 23910349 20.5%
Dakota County 1709124 14.1%
Anoka County 1345729 21.6%
Ramsey County 1266722 17.5%
St. Louis County 1155926 22.6%
Washington County 1085420 18.5%
Stearns County 83549 10.8%
Wright County 683315 22.1%
Scott County 542611 20.4%
Olmsted County 53277 13.2%

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: 2,262 applications in 2025, of which 1,143 were originated and 401 denied.

17.7% of all applications, or 25.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

The median rate on loans Mortgage Research Center originated in Minnesota in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Mortgage Research Center'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