Flathead County, Montana · 2025

Mortgage lenders in Flathead County, MT: denial rates and top lenders (2025)

258 lenders acted on 4,197 mortgage applications for properties in Flathead County in 2025. 15.6% were denied (Montana: 14.8%). Median rate on closed loans 6.63%; median loan $375,000; median property value $665,000.

4.2kApplications
15.6%Denial ratestate 14.8%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$375,000Median loan
$665,000Median property value

Largest lenders in Flathead County

#LenderGradeApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rate
1 Glacier Bank D 489314 15.3%7.39%
2 United Shore Financial Services B 468385 9.0%6.42%
3 Crosscountry Mortgage B 247171 5.7%6.88%
4 Rocket Mortgage C 195151 14.4%6.50%
5 Barrington Bank & Trust Company C 13877 5.8%6.25%
6 Stockman Bank of Montana B 13786 14.6%6.75%
7 First Interstate Bank D 12779 22.8%8.25%
8 Kind Lending C 11481 19.3%6.50%
9 Pennymac Loan Services C 9957 13.1%6.50%
10 U.S. Bank D 8946 29.2%7.48%
11 21st Mortgage F 866 55.8%11.78%
12 TrailWest Bank C 8063 10.0%
13 Envoy Mortgage D 7761 0.0%6.63%
14 Plains Commerce Bank B 6845 10.3%6.50%
15 Mortgage Research Center C 6524 10.8%6.25%
16 Newrez D 6330 11.1%6.75%
17 Calcon Mutual Mortgage D 6252 4.8%5.93%
18 Freedom Mortgage B 5824 8.6%6.19%
19 Navy Federal Credit Union D 5728 21.1%7.75%
20 AmeriSave Mortgage D 5115 54.9%8.38%
21 Figure Lending C 5124 23.5%8.23%
22 Spring Eq D 5017 40.0%7.80%
23 Lakeview Loan Servicing C 4913 40.8%6.63%
24 Bank of America F 4318 30.2%5.99%
25 Lower C 4333 11.6%5.75%

Best approval odds in Flathead County

Lowest decision denial rate among lenders that decided at least 50 applications here in 2025.

What Flathead County borrowers applied for

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,842 44% · 11.9% denied
Refinance 802 19% · 11.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 792 19% · 17.1% denied
Home improvement 334 8% · 29.6% denied
Other / HELOC 427 10% · 25.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,333 79% · 15.8% denied
FHA 386 9% · 17.4% denied
VA 476 11% · 12.4% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 50.0% denied

Why applications were denied

Debt-to-income ratio 244 38%
Collateral 109 17%
Credit history 105 16%
Incomplete application 84 13%
Insufficient cash 39 6%
Other 37 6%
Unverifiable information 23 4%
Employment history 6 1%

Flathead County by year

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateMedian loan
20233,0551,75219.6%7.05%$325,000
20243,4402,02518.1%6.99%$335,000
20254,1972,58515.6%6.63%$375,000

Frequently asked questions

15.6% of applications in Flathead County were denied in 2025, against 14.8% statewide in Montana.

Glacier Bank, with 489 applications in 2025 and a denial rate of 15.3%.

The median mortgage application in Flathead County in 2025 was for $375,000; the median property value on originated loans was $665,000.