Western State Bank · Minnesota · 2025

Western State Bank in Minnesota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Western State Bank took 59 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #271 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 81.4% of them and denied 8.5% (9.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

59Applicationsin MN
9.4%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$225,000Median loanstate $215,000
$17MVolume8 counties

Western State Bank in Minnesota vs the state

8.5%Denial rate-5.13 pts vs state
9.4%Decision denial rate-6.92 pts vs state
81.4%Origination rate+14.99 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.00Rate spread (pts)-0.25 pts vs state
$96kMedian applicant income
48Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202339312.6%6.88%#303
202431243.2%6.75%#334
202559488.5%6.50%#271

What Western State Bank lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 44 75% · 9.1% denied
Refinance 6 10% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 8% · 20.0% denied
Home improvement 1 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 5% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 46 78% · 10.9% denied
FHA 13 22% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Other 2 40%
Collateral 2 40%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 20%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most Western State Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Clay County 42335 11.9%
Otter Tail County 770 0.0%
Beltrami County 320 0.0%
Becker County 210 0.0%
Hennepin County 220 0.0%
Polk County 110 0.0%
Washington County 110 0.0%
Crow Wing County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in Minnesota

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 8,69410.6%6.38%
U.S. BankD 8,62430.4%7.88%
Bell BankA 7,9875.3%6.63%
Rocket MortgageC 7,63016.3%6.63%
Trustone Financial Credit UnionC 6,06620.0%7.25%
Affinity PlusC 5,43814.6%6.63%
Blaze Credit UnionB 4,07412.3%6.38%
Wings Financial Credit UnionA 3,96016.4%7.25%
Crosscountry MortgageB 3,9422.1%6.63%
Fairway Independent MortgageB 3,3273.2%6.75%

Frequently asked questions

Minnesota: 59 applications in 2025, of which 48 were originated and 5 denied.

8.5% of all applications, or 9.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

The median rate on loans Western State Bank originated in Minnesota in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Western State Bank's own HMDA filing for properties located in Minnesota, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology