St. Cloud Financial · Minnesota · 2025

St. Cloud Financial in Minnesota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

St. Cloud Financial took 379 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #96 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 82.9% of them and denied 9.2% (10.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

379Applicationsin MN
10.0%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$85,000Median loanstate $215,000
$46MVolume25 counties

St. Cloud Financial in Minnesota vs the state

9.2%Denial rate-4.37 pts vs state
10.0%Decision denial rate-6.32 pts vs state
82.9%Origination rate+16.48 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
0.18Rate spread (pts)-0.07 pts vs state
$107kMedian applicant income
314Loans originated
35Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233782969.0%6.74%#85
20243703205.4%6.75%#91
20253793149.2%6.00%#96

What St. Cloud Financial lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 94 25% · 3.2% denied
Refinance 20 5% · 10.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 261 69% · 11.5% denied
Home improvement 4 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 374 99% · 9.1% denied
VA 3 1% · 33.3% denied
USDA / RHS 2 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 16 46%
Credit history 14 40%
Collateral 3 9%
Unverifiable information 2 6%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most St. Cloud Financial applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Stearns County 18014919 10.6%
Benton County 66538 12.1%
Sherburne County 36304 11.1%
Wright County 27241 3.7%
Morrison County 1181 9.1%
Mille Lacs County 851 12.5%
Meeker County 880 0.0%
Hennepin County 640 0.0%
Crow Wing County 540 0.0%
Pope County 430 0.0%

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: 379 applications in 2025, of which 314 were originated and 35 denied.

9.2% of all applications, or 10.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

The median rate on loans St. Cloud Financial originated in Minnesota in 2025 was 6.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are St. Cloud Financial'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