Opportunity Bank of Montana · Montana · 2025

Opportunity Bank of Montana in Montana: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Opportunity Bank of Montana took 1,608 mortgage applications in Montana in 2025, ranking #5 of 553 lenders active in the state. It originated 70.8% of them and denied 9.8% (12.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.8%.

1.6kApplicationsin MT
12.0%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$225,000Median loanstate $275,000
$292MVolume42 counties

Opportunity Bank of Montana in Montana vs the state

9.8%Denial rate-4.99 pts vs state
12.0%Decision denial rate-6.67 pts vs state
70.8%Origination rate+8.85 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.05Rate spread (pts)-0.19 pts vs state
$113kMedian applicant income
1,139Loans originated
158Denied

Trend in Montana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,1781,5477.8%6.88%#3
20241,5011,0368.9%7.00%#3
20251,6081,1399.8%6.88%#5

What Opportunity Bank of Montana lends in Montana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 870 54% · 4.1% denied
Refinance 217 13% · 12.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 110 7% · 13.6% denied
Home improvement 256 16% · 16.8% denied
Other / HELOC 155 10% · 23.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,389 86% · 10.5% denied
FHA 144 9% · 6.3% denied
VA 66 4% · 4.6% denied
USDA / RHS 9 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Montana applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 100 63%
Credit history 34 22%
Collateral 13 8%
Other 6 4%
Unverifiable information 2 1%
Employment history 2 1%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in Montana

Counties with the most Opportunity Bank of Montana applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cascade County 27021022 8.1%
Yellowstone County 24317021 8.6%
Missoula County 19315312 6.2%
Lewis and Clark County 18012220 11.1%
Gallatin County 1327617 12.9%
Park County 1046813 12.5%
Ravalli County 83606 7.2%
Silver Bow County 694913 18.8%
Madison County 37217 18.9%
Broadwater County 35213 8.6%

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%
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%
Guaranteed RateB 7586.3%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Montana: 1,608 applications in 2025, of which 1,139 were originated and 158 denied.

9.8% of all applications, or 12.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Montana statewide average across all lenders was 14.8%.

The median rate on loans Opportunity Bank of Montana originated in Montana in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Opportunity Bank of Montana'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