TrailWest Bank · Montana · 2025

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

TrailWest Bank took 253 mortgage applications in Montana in 2025, ranking #37 of 553 lenders active in the state. It originated 77.5% of them and denied 7.5% (8.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.8%.

253Applicationsin MT
8.8%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$305,000Median loanstate $275,000
$83MVolume16 counties

TrailWest Bank in Montana vs the state

7.5%Denial rate-7.31 pts vs state
8.8%Decision denial rate-9.86 pts vs state
77.5%Origination rate+15.49 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$130kMedian applicant income
196Loans originated
19Denied

Trend in Montana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202320715211.6%#29
20242321798.2%#34
20252531967.5%#37

What TrailWest Bank lends in Montana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 159 63% · 6.3% denied
Refinance 52 21% · 9.6% denied
Home improvement 18 7% · 11.1% denied
Other / HELOC 24 9% · 8.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 253 100% · 7.5% denied

Where in Montana

Counties with the most TrailWest Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Flathead County 80638 10.0%
Missoula County 61502 3.3%
Ravalli County 55417 12.7%
Mineral County 24170 0.0%
Lake County 13101 7.7%
Sanders County 430 0.0%
Gallatin County 321 33.3%
Lincoln County 320 0.0%
Yellowstone County 220 0.0%
Deer Lodge County 220 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: 253 applications in 2025, of which 196 were originated and 19 denied.

7.5% of all applications, or 8.8% 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 TrailWest 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