Valley Mortgage · North Dakota · 2025

Valley Mortgage in North Dakota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Valley Mortgage took 191 mortgage applications in North Dakota in 2025, ranking #26 of 322 lenders active in the state. It originated 90.1% of them and denied 3.1% (3.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 11.4%.

191Applicationsin ND
3.4%Decision denial ratestate 13.7%
6.23%Median ratestate 6.50%
$305,000Median loanstate $205,000
$56MVolume10 counties

Valley Mortgage in North Dakota vs the state

3.1%Denial rate-8.30 pts vs state
3.4%Decision denial rate-10.35 pts vs state
90.1%Origination rate+20.36 pts vs state
6.23%Median rate-0.28 pts vs state
-0.02Rate spread (pts)-0.26 pts vs state
$103kMedian applicant income
172Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in North Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232231892.7%6.35%#19
20242011790.5%6.12%#22
20251911723.1%6.23%#26

What Valley Mortgage lends in North Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 178 93% · 2.8% denied
Refinance 13 7% · 7.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 135 71% · 3.0% denied
FHA 37 19% · 2.7% denied
VA 19 10% · 5.3% denied

Why it denied North Dakota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 4 67%
Collateral 2 33%

Where in North Dakota

Counties with the most Valley Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cass County 1731555 2.9%
Richland County 440 0.0%
Traill County 431 25.0%
Pembina County 220 0.0%
Grand Forks County 220 0.0%
Barnes County 220 0.0%
Cavalier County 110 0.0%
Ransom County 110 0.0%
Burleigh County 110 0.0%
Griggs County 110 0.0%

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%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 8817.5%6.25%
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%

Frequently asked questions

North Dakota: 191 applications in 2025, of which 172 were originated and 6 denied.

3.1% of all applications, or 3.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 11.4%.

The median rate on loans Valley Mortgage originated in North Dakota in 2025 was 6.23%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Valley Mortgage'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