The Loan Store · Montana · 2025

The Loan Store in Montana: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

The Loan Store took 137 mortgage applications in Montana in 2025, ranking #57 of 553 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.0% of them and denied 5.8% (6.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.8%.

137Applicationsin MT
6.6%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$365,000Median loanstate $275,000
$42MVolume23 counties

The Loan Store in Montana vs the state

5.8%Denial rate-8.98 pts vs state
6.6%Decision denial rate-12.09 pts vs state
73.0%Origination rate+11.01 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.02Rate spread (pts)-0.22 pts vs state
$122kMedian applicant income
100Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in Montana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2024674110.5%6.49%#72
20251371005.8%6.38%#57

What The Loan Store lends in Montana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 95 69% · 3.2% denied
Refinance 7 5% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 14 10% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 8 6% · 12.5% denied
Other / HELOC 13 9% · 30.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 125 91% · 6.4% denied
FHA 6 4% · 0.0% denied
VA 6 4% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Montana applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 25%
Insufficient cash 2 25%
Collateral 2 25%
Credit history 1 13%
Incomplete application 1 13%

Where in Montana

Counties with the most The Loan Store applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Gallatin County 37340 0.0%
Missoula County 19121 5.3%
Flathead County 17121 5.9%
Yellowstone County 1372 15.4%
Lewis and Clark County 1080 0.0%
Ravalli County 842 25.0%
Lincoln County 421 25.0%
Lake County 420 0.0%
Sanders County 440 0.0%
Park County 320 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: 137 applications in 2025, of which 100 were originated and 8 denied.

5.8% of all applications, or 6.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Montana statewide average across all lenders was 14.8%.

The median rate on loans The Loan Store originated in Montana in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are The Loan Store'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