Western Cooperative Credit Union · North Dakota · 2025

Western Cooperative Credit Union in North Dakota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Western Cooperative Credit Union took 107 mortgage applications in North Dakota in 2025, ranking #45 of 322 lenders active in the state. It originated 82.2% of them and denied 2.8% (3.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 11.4%.

107Applicationsin ND
3.3%Decision denial ratestate 13.7%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$185,000Median loanstate $205,000
$15MVolume10 counties

Western Cooperative Credit Union in North Dakota vs the state

2.8%Denial rate-8.64 pts vs state
3.3%Decision denial rate-10.42 pts vs state
82.2%Origination rate+12.55 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.30Rate spread (pts)+0.05 pts vs state
$120kMedian applicant income
88Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in North Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231201015.0%6.38%#30
202492782.2%6.45%#44
2025107882.8%6.25%#45

What Western Cooperative Credit Union lends in North Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 54 50% · 5.6% denied
Refinance 7 7% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 14 13% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 32 30% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 67 63% · 3.0% denied
FHA 26 24% · 0.0% denied
VA 3 3% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 11 10% · 9.1% denied

Why it denied North Dakota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 100%

Where in North Dakota

Counties with the most Western Cooperative Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Stark County 49401 2.0%
Williams County 46372 4.3%
Golden Valley County 330 0.0%
Hettinger County 330 0.0%
Cass County 110 0.0%
Divide County 110 0.0%
Morton County 110 0.0%
Dunn County 110 0.0%
McKenzie County 100 0.0%
Grant 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: 107 applications in 2025, of which 88 were originated and 3 denied.

2.8% of all applications, or 3.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 11.4%.

The median rate on loans Western Cooperative Credit Union originated in North Dakota in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Western Cooperative Credit Union'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