Willamette Valley Bank · Montana · 2025

Willamette Valley Bank in Montana: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Willamette Valley Bank took 21 mortgage applications in Montana in 2025, ranking #140 of 553 lenders active in the state. It originated 57.1% of them and denied 14.3% (20.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.8%.

21Applicationsin MT
20.0%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.56%Median ratestate 6.63%
$285,000Median loanstate $275,000
$4.4MVolume10 counties

Willamette Valley Bank in Montana vs the state

14.3%Denial rate-0.53 pts vs state
20.0%Decision denial rate+1.30 pts vs state
57.1%Origination rate-4.84 pts vs state
6.56%Median rate-0.07 pts vs state
0.22Rate spread (pts)-0.02 pts vs state
$115kMedian applicant income
12Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Montana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202314721.4%6.50%#133
2024970.0%6.25%#174
2025211214.3%6.56%#140

What Willamette Valley Bank lends in Montana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 11 52% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 3 14% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 29% · 50.0% denied
Home improvement 1 5% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 14 67% · 14.3% denied
FHA 3 14% · 33.3% denied
VA 2 10% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 10% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Montana applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 67%
Credit history 1 33%

Where in Montana

Counties with the most Willamette Valley Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lincoln County 1163 27.3%
Cascade County 210 0.0%
Musselshell County 100 0.0%
Missoula County 110 0.0%
Powell County 100 0.0%
Prairie County 100 0.0%
Fergus County 110 0.0%
Custer County 110 0.0%
Blaine County 110 0.0%
Jefferson County 110 0.0%

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%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 1,8579.2%6.25%
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%

Frequently asked questions

Montana: 21 applications in 2025, of which 12 were originated and 3 denied.

14.3% of all applications, or 20.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Montana statewide average across all lenders was 14.8%.

The median rate on loans Willamette Valley Bank originated in Montana in 2025 was 6.56%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Willamette Valley Bank'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