Nations Lending · Montana · 2025

Nations Lending in Montana: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Nations Lending took 17 mortgage applications in Montana in 2025, ranking #146 of 553 lenders active in the state. It originated 70.6% of them and denied 5.9% (6.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.8%.

17Applicationsin MT
6.7%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.19%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $275,000
$3.1MVolume12 counties

Nations Lending in Montana vs the state

5.9%Denial rate-8.94 pts vs state
6.7%Decision denial rate-12.03 pts vs state
70.6%Origination rate+8.61 pts vs state
6.19%Median rate-0.44 pts vs state
0.13Rate spread (pts)-0.11 pts vs state
$94kMedian applicant income
12Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Montana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202314628.6%6.50%#140
202413100.0%6.38%#156
202517125.9%6.19%#146

What Nations Lending lends in Montana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2 12% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 6 35% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 53% · 11.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 8 47% · 0.0% denied
FHA 6 35% · 16.7% denied
VA 3 18% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Montana applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 100%

Where in Montana

Counties with the most Nations Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Madison County 211 50.0%
Sanders County 210 0.0%
Lewis and Clark County 220 0.0%
Silver Bow County 220 0.0%
Hill County 210 0.0%
Stillwater County 110 0.0%
Musselshell County 110 0.0%
Yellowstone County 110 0.0%
Fergus County 100 0.0%
Granite County 100 0.0%

Other large lenders in Montana

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Glacier BankD 3,01816.2%7.25%
Stockman Bank of MontanaB 2,9116.3%6.88%
Rocket MortgageC 1,99917.5%6.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 1,8579.2%6.25%
Opportunity Bank of MontanaB 1,6089.8%6.88%
Evergreen Moneysource MortgageB 1,1581.1%6.25%
U.S. BankD 1,02427.1%7.13%
First Interstate BankD 98722.9%8.25%
Mortgage Research CenterC 94016.7%6.13%
Crosscountry MortgageB 9205.1%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

Montana: 17 applications in 2025, of which 12 were originated and 1 denied.

5.9% of all applications, or 6.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Montana statewide average across all lenders was 14.8%.

The median rate on loans Nations Lending originated in Montana in 2025 was 6.19%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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