Mortgage Research Center · North Dakota · 2025

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

Mortgage Research Center took 500 mortgage applications in North Dakota in 2025, ranking #9 of 322 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.2% of them and denied 13.6% (19.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 11.4%.

500Applicationsin ND
19.7%Decision denial ratestate 13.7%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$265,000Median loanstate $205,000
$79MVolume46 counties

Mortgage Research Center in North Dakota vs the state

13.6%Denial rate+2.16 pts vs state
19.7%Decision denial rate+5.93 pts vs state
55.2%Origination rate-14.49 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
-0.23Rate spread (pts)-0.47 pts vs state
$94kMedian applicant income
276Loans originated
68Denied

Trend in North Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202330317113.5%6.75%#15
202443625512.2%6.38%#11
202550027613.6%6.25%#9

What Mortgage Research Center lends in North Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 311 62% · 5.5% denied
Refinance 89 18% · 13.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 100 20% · 39.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 27 5% · 22.2% denied
FHA 17 3% · 17.7% denied
VA 456 91% · 12.9% denied

Why it denied North Dakota applicants

Credit history 48 71%
Incomplete application 9 13%
Other 8 12%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 1%
Employment history 1 1%
Collateral 1 1%

Where in North Dakota

Counties with the most Mortgage Research Center applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Ward County 112739 8.0%
Cass County 824112 14.6%
Williams County 44259 20.5%
Grand Forks County 38186 15.8%
Burleigh County 36167 19.4%
Stark County 25162 8.0%
Ramsey County 1873 16.7%
Morton County 1572 13.3%
McKenzie County 1051 10.0%
Walsh County 1053 30.0%

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%
Fairway Independent MortgageB 4973.0%6.40%
U.S. BankD 48630.0%7.30%

Frequently asked questions

North Dakota: 500 applications in 2025, of which 276 were originated and 68 denied.

13.6% of all applications, or 19.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 11.4%.

The median rate on loans Mortgage Research Center originated in North Dakota in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Mortgage Research Center'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