The Federal Savings Bank · Montana · 2025

The Federal Savings Bank in Montana: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

The Federal Savings Bank took 91 mortgage applications in Montana in 2025, ranking #67 of 553 lenders active in the state. It originated 45.1% of them and denied 6.6% (12.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.8%.

91Applicationsin MT
12.8%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$325,000Median loanstate $275,000
$15MVolume21 counties

The Federal Savings Bank in Montana vs the state

6.6%Denial rate-8.23 pts vs state
12.8%Decision denial rate-5.93 pts vs state
45.1%Origination rate-16.93 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.43Rate spread (pts)+0.19 pts vs state
$86kMedian applicant income
41Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Montana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023893118.0%6.75%#62
2024912612.1%6.50%#62
202591416.6%6.50%#67

What The Federal Savings Bank lends in Montana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5 5% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 8 9% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 71 78% · 7.0% denied
Home improvement 3 3% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 4 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 17 19% · 5.9% denied
FHA 13 14% · 7.7% denied
VA 61 67% · 6.6% denied

Why it denied Montana applicants

Credit history 2 33%
Incomplete application 2 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 17%
Other 1 17%

Where in Montana

Counties with the most The Federal Savings Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Yellowstone County 1441 7.1%
Lewis and Clark County 1160 0.0%
Silver Bow County 1040 0.0%
Cascade County 941 11.1%
Flathead County 960 0.0%
Lake County 520 0.0%
Ravalli County 511 20.0%
Fergus County 540 0.0%
Gallatin County 330 0.0%
Lincoln County 310 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: 91 applications in 2025, of which 41 were originated and 6 denied.

6.6% of all applications, or 12.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Montana statewide average across all lenders was 14.8%.

The median rate on loans The Federal Savings Bank originated in Montana in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are The Federal Savings Bank'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