Planet Home Lending · Montana · 2025

Planet Home Lending in Montana: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Planet Home Lending took 35 mortgage applications in Montana in 2025, ranking #115 of 553 lenders active in the state. It originated 82.9% of them and denied 14.3% (14.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.8%.

35Applicationsin MT
14.7%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
5.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$285,000Median loanstate $275,000
$8.8MVolume21 counties

Planet Home Lending in Montana vs the state

14.3%Denial rate-0.53 pts vs state
14.7%Decision denial rate-3.99 pts vs state
82.9%Origination rate+20.88 pts vs state
5.99%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
-0.58Rate spread (pts)-0.82 pts vs state
$96kMedian applicant income
29Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in Montana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023301643.3%7.12%#96
2024463119.6%5.99%#90
2025352914.3%5.99%#115

What Planet Home Lending lends in Montana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5 14% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 18 51% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 20% · 42.9% denied
Other / HELOC 5 14% · 40.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 10 29% · 30.0% denied
FHA 5 14% · 0.0% denied
VA 20 57% · 10.0% denied

Why it denied Montana applicants

Incomplete application 2 40%
Credit history 2 40%
Collateral 1 20%

Where in Montana

Counties with the most Planet Home Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Yellowstone County 430 0.0%
Flathead County 330 0.0%
Lewis and Clark County 321 33.3%
Musselshell County 220 0.0%
Sanders County 220 0.0%
Cascade County 220 0.0%
Silver Bow County 220 0.0%
Ravalli County 220 0.0%
Gallatin County 211 50.0%
Big Horn County 220 0.0%

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: 35 applications in 2025, of which 29 were originated and 5 denied.

14.3% of all applications, or 14.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Montana statewide average across all lenders was 14.8%.

The median rate on loans Planet Home Lending originated in Montana in 2025 was 5.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Planet Home Lending'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