Northwest Bank · Minnesota · 2025

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

Northwest Bank took 34 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #331 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 85.3% of them and denied 8.8% (9.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

34Applicationsin MN
9.4%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$200,000Median loanstate $215,000
$8.3MVolume16 counties

Northwest Bank in Minnesota vs the state

8.8%Denial rate-4.78 pts vs state
9.4%Decision denial rate-6.97 pts vs state
85.3%Origination rate+18.92 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
-0.14Rate spread (pts)-0.39 pts vs state
$186kMedian applicant income
29Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023312612.9%6.69%#343
202429236.9%6.63%#343
202534298.8%6.75%#331

What Northwest Bank lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 15 44% · 6.7% denied
Refinance 9 26% · 11.1% denied
Home improvement 7 21% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 9% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 34 100% · 8.8% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 67%
Credit history 1 33%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most Northwest Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jackson County 761 14.3%
Kandiyohi County 440 0.0%
Hennepin County 431 25.0%
Dakota County 330 0.0%
Carver County 220 0.0%
Wilkin County 210 0.0%
Otter Tail County 220 0.0%
Scott County 210 0.0%
Nobles County 110 0.0%
Lake of the Woods County 110 0.0%

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: 34 applications in 2025, of which 29 were originated and 3 denied.

8.8% of all applications, or 9.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

The median rate on loans Northwest Bank originated in Minnesota in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Northwest Bank'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