Newrez · Minnesota · 2025

Newrez in Minnesota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Newrez took 2,419 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #16 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 43.7% of them and denied 16.9% (27.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

2.4kApplicationsin MN
27.5%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$225,000Median loanstate $215,000
$308MVolume83 counties

Newrez in Minnesota vs the state

16.9%Denial rate+3.27 pts vs state
27.5%Decision denial rate+11.11 pts vs state
43.7%Origination rate-22.67 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.29Rate spread (pts)+0.04 pts vs state
$104kMedian applicant income
1,057Loans originated
408Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,06945316.6%6.75%#35
20241,82588716.4%6.75%#23
20252,4191,05716.9%6.63%#16

What Newrez lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 642 27% · 8.3% denied
Refinance 575 24% · 14.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,194 49% · 22.8% denied
Home improvement 8 0% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,742 72% · 14.2% denied
FHA 378 16% · 34.9% denied
VA 279 12% · 9.7% denied
USDA / RHS 20 1% · 5.0% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 234 57%
Credit history 76 19%
Collateral 39 10%
Unverifiable information 20 5%
Other 18 4%
Insufficient cash 13 3%
Employment history 8 2%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most Newrez applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hennepin County 51322280 15.6%
Anoka County 1999438 19.1%
Ramsey County 1747521 12.1%
Dakota County 1466125 17.1%
Washington County 1376021 15.3%
Wright County 1226219 15.6%
Scott County 853717 20.0%
St. Louis County 792516 20.3%
Sherburne County 683415 22.1%
Goodhue County 633613 20.6%

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: 2,419 applications in 2025, of which 1,057 were originated and 408 denied.

16.9% of all applications, or 27.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

The median rate on loans Newrez originated in Minnesota in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Newrez'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