Railway · North Dakota · 2025

Railway in North Dakota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Railway took 116 mortgage applications in North Dakota in 2025, ranking #41 of 322 lenders active in the state. It originated 83.6% of them and denied 12.1% (12.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 11.4%.

116Applicationsin ND
12.6%Decision denial ratestate 13.7%
Median ratestate 6.50%
$65,000Median loanstate $205,000
$11MVolume12 counties

Railway in North Dakota vs the state

12.1%Denial rate+0.63 pts vs state
12.6%Decision denial rate-1.11 pts vs state
83.6%Origination rate+13.93 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$85kMedian applicant income
97Loans originated
14Denied

Trend in North Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202383699.6%#44
202471637.0%#56
20251169712.1%#41

What Railway lends in North Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 32 28% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 13 11% · 23.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 13 11% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 2 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 56 48% · 19.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 116 100% · 12.1% denied

Where in North Dakota

Counties with the most Railway applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Burleigh County 64529 14.1%
Morton County 37323 8.1%
Kidder County 440 0.0%
Ward County 330 0.0%
Rolette County 101 100.0%
Mercer County 110 0.0%
McLean County 110 0.0%
McHenry County 110 0.0%
Barnes County 110 0.0%
Grand Forks County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in North Dakota

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Gate City BankC 3,10611.3%6.65%
First International Bank & TrustB 1,1124.0%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 8817.5%6.25%
Rocket MortgageC 82721.6%6.63%
Bell BankA 8067.7%6.99%
First Community Credit UnionB 6757.1%6.49%
CapitalC 6463.7%7.00%
TOWN AND COUNTRY Credit UnionB 5712.1%6.25%
Mortgage Research CenterC 50013.6%6.25%
Fairway Independent MortgageB 4973.0%6.40%

Frequently asked questions

North Dakota: 116 applications in 2025, of which 97 were originated and 14 denied.

12.1% of all applications, or 12.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 11.4%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Railway's own HMDA filing for properties located in North Dakota, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology