United Shore Financial Services · North Dakota · 2025

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

United Shore Financial Services took 881 mortgage applications in North Dakota in 2025, ranking #3 of 322 lenders active in the state. It originated 82.3% of them and denied 7.5% (8.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 11.4%.

881Applicationsin ND
8.3%Decision denial ratestate 13.7%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$275,000Median loanstate $205,000
$215MVolume37 counties

United Shore Financial Services in North Dakota vs the state

7.5%Denial rate-3.95 pts vs state
8.3%Decision denial rate-5.44 pts vs state
82.3%Origination rate+12.60 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.09Rate spread (pts)-0.15 pts vs state
$101kMedian applicant income
725Loans originated
66Denied

Trend in North Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234884324.7%6.63%#9
20245895085.3%6.50%#8
20258817257.5%6.25%#3

What United Shore Financial Services lends in North Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 516 59% · 3.9% denied
Refinance 219 25% · 11.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 146 17% · 14.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 498 57% · 7.0% denied
FHA 173 20% · 12.1% denied
VA 206 23% · 4.4% denied
USDA / RHS 4 0% · 25.0% denied

Why it denied North Dakota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 26 39%
Collateral 20 30%
Insufficient cash 10 15%
Other 8 12%
Credit history 1 2%
Employment history 1 2%

Where in North Dakota

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cass County 25320829 11.5%
Grand Forks County 1781604 2.2%
Burleigh County 1181073 2.5%
Ward County 47381 2.1%
Morton County 45372 4.4%
Williams County 44299 20.5%
Richland County 41354 9.8%
McKenzie County 1875 27.8%
Ransom County 15111 6.7%
Stark County 1573 20.0%

Other large lenders in North Dakota

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Gate City BankC 3,10611.3%6.65%
First International Bank & TrustB 1,1124.0%6.63%
Rocket MortgageC 82721.6%6.63%
Bell BankA 8067.7%6.99%
First Community Credit UnionB 6757.1%6.49%
CapitalC 6463.7%7.00%
TOWN AND COUNTRY Credit UnionB 5712.1%6.25%
Mortgage Research CenterC 50013.6%6.25%
Fairway Independent MortgageB 4973.0%6.40%
U.S. BankD 48630.0%7.30%

Frequently asked questions

North Dakota: 881 applications in 2025, of which 725 were originated and 66 denied.

7.5% of all applications, or 8.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 11.4%.

The median rate on loans United Shore Financial Services originated in North Dakota in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are United Shore Financial Services's own HMDA filing for properties located in North Dakota, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology