Nationstar Mortgage · Montana · 2025

Nationstar Mortgage in Montana: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Nationstar Mortgage took 323 mortgage applications in Montana in 2025, ranking #24 of 553 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.2% of them and denied 15.2% (18.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.8%.

323Applicationsin MT
18.1%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
7.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$135,000Median loanstate $275,000
$45MVolume37 counties

Nationstar Mortgage in Montana vs the state

15.2%Denial rate+0.35 pts vs state
18.1%Decision denial rate-0.62 pts vs state
67.2%Origination rate+5.20 pts vs state
7.99%Median rate+1.37 pts vs state
2.48Rate spread (pts)+2.24 pts vs state
$104kMedian applicant income
217Loans originated
49Denied

Trend in Montana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231238015.5%6.63%#45
202423915517.2%7.63%#33
202532321715.2%7.99%#24

What Nationstar Mortgage lends in Montana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 38 12% · 2.6% denied
Refinance 39 12% · 15.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 84 26% · 13.1% denied
Home improvement 31 10% · 16.1% denied
Other / HELOC 131 41% · 19.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 269 83% · 17.1% denied
FHA 28 9% · 7.1% denied
VA 26 8% · 3.9% denied

Why it denied Montana applicants

Collateral 17 35%
Debt-to-income ratio 16 33%
Insufficient cash 4 8%
Incomplete application 4 8%
Credit history 4 8%
Other 3 6%
Employment history 1 2%

Where in Montana

Counties with the most Nationstar Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Yellowstone County 472710 21.3%
Gallatin County 44281 2.3%
Flathead County 392410 25.6%
Missoula County 33265 15.2%
Cascade County 24162 8.3%
Lewis and Clark County 21182 9.5%
Park County 15103 20.0%
Ravalli County 1382 15.4%
Silver Bow County 1072 20.0%
Fergus County 732 28.6%

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: 323 applications in 2025, of which 217 were originated and 49 denied.

15.2% of all applications, or 18.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Montana statewide average across all lenders was 14.8%.

The median rate on loans Nationstar Mortgage originated in Montana in 2025 was 7.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Nationstar Mortgage'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