Hill County, Montana · 2025

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

61 lenders acted on 370 mortgage applications for properties in Hill County in 2025. 14.3% were denied (Montana: 14.8%). Median rate on closed loans 6.44%; median loan $185,000; median property value $255,000.

370Applications
14.3%Denial ratestate 14.8%
6.44%Median ratestate 6.63%
$185,000Median loan
$255,000Median property value

Largest lenders in Hill County

#LenderGradeApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rate
1 United Shore Financial Services B 4836 12.5%6.32%
2 Stockman Bank of Montana B 3531 0.0%6.50%
3 Rocket Mortgage C 3320 33.3%6.63%
4 Independence Bank B 3025 0.0%
5 Altana Federal Credit Union A 2923 6.9%6.25%
6 U.S. Bank D 158 20.0%7.75%
7 Guild Mortgage A 1513 0.0%6.38%
8 Mortgage Research Center C 1210 8.3%6.38%
9 Pennymac Loan Services C 93 55.6%9.13%
10 Freedom Mortgage B 84 12.5%6.50%
11 Servion B 87 0.0%6.38%
12 Loandepot.Com D 82 50.0%6.62%
13 Crosscountry Mortgage B 73 42.9%6.99%
14 Newrez D 73 0.0%6.88%
15 Navy Federal Credit Union D 73 14.3%5.75%
16 AmeriSave Mortgage D 61 50.0%7.38%
17 Nationstar Mortgage C 63 16.7%8.88%
18 Opportunity Bank of Montana B 66 0.0%6.44%
19 Mortgage Solutions of Colorado C 52 20.0%6.94%
20 Broker Solutions D 50 20.0%

What Hill County borrowers applied for

By loan purpose

Home purchase 177 48% · 7.9% denied
Refinance 55 15% · 10.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 62 17% · 24.2% denied
Home improvement 26 7% · 19.2% denied
Other / HELOC 50 14% · 26.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 251 68% · 13.6% denied
FHA 56 15% · 17.9% denied
VA 54 15% · 16.7% denied
USDA / RHS 9 2% · 0.0% denied

Why applications were denied

Collateral 15 28%
Debt-to-income ratio 12 23%
Incomplete application 8 15%
Credit history 5 9%
Insufficient cash 5 9%
Unverifiable information 4 8%
Other 3 6%
Employment history 1 2%

Hill County by year

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateMedian loan
202331819712.0%6.63%$170,000
202436323414.6%6.50%$165,000
202537024014.3%6.44%$185,000

Frequently asked questions

14.3% of applications in Hill County were denied in 2025, against 14.8% statewide in Montana.

United Shore Financial Services, with 48 applications in 2025 and a denial rate of 12.5%.

The median mortgage application in Hill County in 2025 was for $185,000; the median property value on originated loans was $255,000.