Russell Country Federal Credit Union · Montana · 2025

Russell Country Federal Credit Union in Montana: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Russell Country Federal Credit Union took 79 mortgage applications in Montana in 2025, ranking #70 of 553 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.2% of them and denied 11.4% (12.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.8%.

79Applicationsin MT
12.3%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $275,000
$7.9MVolume7 counties

Russell Country Federal Credit Union in Montana vs the state

11.4%Denial rate-3.43 pts vs state
12.3%Decision denial rate-6.37 pts vs state
72.2%Origination rate+10.17 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.86Rate spread (pts)+0.62 pts vs state
$98kMedian applicant income
57Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in Montana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023785118.0%7.79%#64
2024905215.6%7.15%#63
2025795711.4%6.75%#70

What Russell Country Federal Credit Union lends in Montana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 11 14% · 36.4% denied
Refinance 50 63% · 8.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 14 18% · 7.1% denied
Other / HELOC 4 5% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 78 99% · 11.5% denied
VA 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Montana applicants

Collateral 4 44%
Other 2 22%
Credit history 2 22%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 11%

Where in Montana

Counties with the most Russell Country Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cascade County 61427 11.5%
Teton County 1091 10.0%
Lewis and Clark County 220 0.0%
Yellowstone County 220 0.0%
Chouteau County 110 0.0%
Lake County 110 0.0%
Missoula County 101 100.0%

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: 79 applications in 2025, of which 57 were originated and 9 denied.

11.4% of all applications, or 12.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Montana statewide average across all lenders was 14.8%.

The median rate on loans Russell Country Federal Credit Union originated in Montana in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Russell Country Federal Credit Union'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