The Yellowstone Bank · Montana · 2025

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

The Yellowstone Bank took 283 mortgage applications in Montana in 2025, ranking #29 of 553 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.5% of them and denied 3.9% (5.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.8%.

283Applicationsin MT
5.0%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$325,000Median loanstate $275,000
$75MVolume4 counties

The Yellowstone Bank in Montana vs the state

3.9%Denial rate-10.93 pts vs state
5.0%Decision denial rate-13.68 pts vs state
73.5%Origination rate+11.52 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$120kMedian applicant income
208Loans originated
11Denied

Trend in Montana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202321314612.7%7.38%#26
20242051587.3%#43
20252832083.9%#29

What The Yellowstone Bank lends in Montana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 171 60% · 2.3% denied
Refinance 67 24% · 6.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 43 15% · 7.0% denied
Home improvement 2 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 258 91% · 3.5% denied
FHA 19 7% · 10.5% denied
VA 5 2% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Where in Montana

Counties with the most The Yellowstone Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Yellowstone County 1861407 3.8%
Gallatin County 27202 7.4%
Stillwater County 27201 3.7%
Carbon County 18100 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: 283 applications in 2025, of which 208 were originated and 11 denied.

3.9% of all applications, or 5.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Montana statewide average across all lenders was 14.8%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are The Yellowstone 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