Royal Credit Union · Minnesota · 2025

Royal Credit Union in Minnesota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Royal Credit Union took 2,342 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #18 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.7% of them and denied 11.0% (12.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

2.3kApplicationsin MN
12.3%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $215,000
$424MVolume53 counties

Royal Credit Union in Minnesota vs the state

11.0%Denial rate-2.63 pts vs state
12.3%Decision denial rate-4.01 pts vs state
75.7%Origination rate+9.29 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.23Rate spread (pts)-0.02 pts vs state
$95kMedian applicant income
1,772Loans originated
257Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,3791,7239.2%7.00%#15
20242,8272,1337.4%7.00%#14
20252,3421,77211.0%6.75%#18

What Royal Credit Union lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,375 59% · 2.8% denied
Refinance 123 5% · 16.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 119 5% · 15.1% denied
Home improvement 426 18% · 23.5% denied
Other / HELOC 299 13% · 26.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,195 94% · 11.2% denied
FHA 130 6% · 9.2% denied
VA 15 1% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 124 48%
Incomplete application 52 20%
Credit history 52 20%
Collateral 12 5%
Other 9 4%
Insufficient cash 5 2%
Employment history 2 1%
Unverifiable information 1 0%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most Royal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hennepin County 65849574 11.2%
Ramsey County 38929851 13.1%
Washington County 28823020 6.9%
Dakota County 28521335 12.3%
Anoka County 25619625 9.8%
Chisago County 835813 15.7%
Scott County 52392 3.8%
Wright County 49364 8.2%
Stearns County 35303 8.6%
Carver County 34204 11.8%

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: 2,342 applications in 2025, of which 1,772 were originated and 257 denied.

11.0% of all applications, or 12.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

The median rate on loans Royal Credit Union originated in Minnesota in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Royal Credit Union'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