United Shore Financial Services · Montana · 2025

United Shore Financial Services in Montana: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

United Shore Financial Services took 1,857 mortgage applications in Montana in 2025, ranking #4 of 553 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.1% of them and denied 9.2% (10.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.8%.

1.9kApplicationsin MT
10.5%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$365,000Median loanstate $275,000
$576MVolume48 counties

United Shore Financial Services in Montana vs the state

9.2%Denial rate-5.67 pts vs state
10.5%Decision denial rate-8.17 pts vs state
76.1%Origination rate+14.16 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.02Rate spread (pts)-0.22 pts vs state
$115kMedian applicant income
1,414Loans originated
170Denied

Trend in Montana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20239257269.1%6.60%#7
20241,3211,0448.6%6.49%#5
20251,8571,4149.2%6.25%#4

What United Shore Financial Services lends in Montana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 863 46% · 5.7% denied
Refinance 538 29% · 7.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 456 25% · 17.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,036 56% · 8.2% denied
FHA 316 17% · 18.0% denied
VA 503 27% · 5.6% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Montana applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 68 40%
Collateral 44 26%
Insufficient cash 25 15%
Other 23 14%
Credit history 6 4%
Unverifiable information 4 2%

Where in Montana

Counties with the most United Shore Financial Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Flathead County 46838542 9.0%
Yellowstone County 27320125 9.2%
Gallatin County 15611617 10.9%
Missoula County 127967 5.5%
Cascade County 117908 6.8%
Lewis and Clark County 94648 8.5%
Ravalli County 93823 3.2%
Lake County 64485 7.8%
Lincoln County 56387 12.5%
Hill County 48366 12.5%

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%
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%
Guaranteed RateB 7586.3%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Montana: 1,857 applications in 2025, of which 1,414 were originated and 170 denied.

9.2% of all applications, or 10.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Montana statewide average across all lenders was 14.8%.

The median rate on loans United Shore Financial Services originated in Montana in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are United Shore Financial Services'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