Navy Federal Credit Union · Montana · 2025

Navy Federal Credit Union in Montana: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Navy Federal Credit Union took 384 mortgage applications in Montana in 2025, ranking #22 of 553 lenders active in the state. It originated 45.8% of them and denied 18.8% (28.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.8%.

384Applicationsin MT
28.7%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.94%Median ratestate 6.63%
$210,000Median loanstate $275,000
$50MVolume38 counties

Navy Federal Credit Union in Montana vs the state

18.8%Denial rate+3.93 pts vs state
28.7%Decision denial rate+9.99 pts vs state
45.8%Origination rate-16.15 pts vs state
6.94%Median rate+0.31 pts vs state
0.15Rate spread (pts)-0.09 pts vs state
$122kMedian applicant income
176Loans originated
72Denied

Trend in Montana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202329513225.8%7.25%#22
202435215923.9%7.65%#21
202538417618.8%6.94%#22

What Navy Federal Credit Union lends in Montana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 146 38% · 6.2% denied
Refinance 29 8% · 3.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 35 9% · 17.1% denied
Home improvement 94 24% · 35.1% denied
Other / HELOC 80 21% · 28.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 261 68% · 24.5% denied
VA 123 32% · 6.5% denied

Why it denied Montana applicants

Other 21 29%
Debt-to-income ratio 19 26%
Credit history 18 25%
Collateral 9 13%
Unverifiable information 3 4%
Employment history 1 1%
Incomplete application 1 1%

Where in Montana

Counties with the most Navy Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Flathead County 572812 21.1%
Yellowstone County 55305 9.1%
Cascade County 42197 16.7%
Missoula County 40196 15.0%
Lewis and Clark County 35168 22.9%
Gallatin County 2567 28.0%
Ravalli County 23108 34.8%
Lake County 1342 15.4%
Lincoln County 1070 0.0%
Silver Bow County 1041 10.0%

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: 384 applications in 2025, of which 176 were originated and 72 denied.

18.8% of all applications, or 28.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Montana statewide average across all lenders was 14.8%.

The median rate on loans Navy Federal Credit Union originated in Montana in 2025 was 6.94%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Navy Federal Credit Union'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