Mortgage Lender Index

Refinancing lenders in Clay County

238 refinancing mortgages were made in Clay County, Minnesota, in 2025, by 75 lenders. The median rate their borrowers got was 6.499% on a median loan of $185,000. Of 285 decisions, 35 were denials — 12.3%, most often for debt-to-income ratio.

LenderMortgages madeMedian rateMedian loanDenied
Gate City Bank 45 7.000% $115,000 8.0%
Bell Bank 36 7.250% $95,000 5.1%
UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC 21 5.625% $275,000 24.1%
Rocket Mortgage, LLC 12 5.990% $240,000 20.0%
FIRST COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION 10 6.370% $175,000 9.1%
Northwestern Bank, National Association 10 Not published $80,000 9.1%
AFFINITY PLUS 8 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 20.0%
American Federal Bank 8 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
Alerus Financial, National Association 6 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
MAGNIFI FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION 5 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 5 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
Midwest Bank 5 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
VALLEY MORTGAGE, INC. 5 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 4 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
Loandepot.Com, LLC 4 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 33.3%
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 4 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
Cornerstone Bank 4 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 3 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
First Western Bank & Trust 3 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
TRUSTONE FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION 3 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 25.0%
Valley Premier Bank 3 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
Broker Solutions, Inc. 2 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 2 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
Western State Bank 2 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
Border Bank 2 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
FIRST UNITED BANK 2 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
CAPITAL 2 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
NEWREZ LLC 1 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 66.7%
CMG MORTGAGE, INC. 1 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
FIRST COLONY MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
First International Bank & Trust 1 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 66.7%
U.S. Bank National Association 1 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
Empeople Credit Union 1 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 50.0%
Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland 1 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 50.0%
Granite Bank 1 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 50.0%
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, INC. 1 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
AmeriSave Mortgage Corporation 1 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 50.0%
KODABANK 1 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
Starion Bank 1 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
BANKWEST, INC. 1 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
Bank Forward 1 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
GARDNER FINANCIAL SERVICES, LTD. 1 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
First State Bank 1 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
Ixonia Bank 1 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
Dacotah Bank 1 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
VILLAGE CAPITAL & INVESTMENT LLC 1 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
Frandsen Bank & Trust 1 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
Citizens Bank, National Association 1 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 1 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
TOWN AND COUNTRY Credit Union 0 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans Not published
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 0 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
LoanUnited.com, LLC 0 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans Not published
Loan Funder LLC 0 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans Not published
Peoples Bank 0 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans Not published
LEADERONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION 0 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans Not published
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. 0 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans Not published
LENDINGONE, LLC 0 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 100.0%
Old National Bank 0 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 100.0%
DOMINION FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC 0 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 0.0%
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 0 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans Not published
OCMBC, INC. 0 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans Not published
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC 0 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 100.0%
SPRING EQ, LLC 0 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans 100.0%
MILEND, INC. 0 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans Not published
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC 0 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans Not published
First Interstate Bank 0 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans Not published
Texana Bank, National Association 0 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans Not published
Bank of America, National Association 0 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans Not published
PHH Mortgage Corporation 0 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans Not published
Discover Bank 0 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans Not published
AMERIHOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC 0 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans Not published
PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC 0 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans Not published
WEST GATE BANK 0 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans Not published
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANY 0 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans Not published
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 0 Under 10 loans Under 10 loans Not published

Ranked by mortgages made here in 2025. "Denied" is the share of this lender’s decisions here that were denials.

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Counts, medians and denial shares are computed from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act loan-level file for 2025, published by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau through the FFIEC: every application a covered lender received, as the lender reported it. A median rate is what borrowers got, not what you will be offered — it depends on the loan, the property, your credit and the market on the day, and no figure here is a quote. A median over fewer than 10 loans is not shown: it is a number with no meaning and a real person's rate half-exposed. Those cells say "under 10 loans" and the count is still published. This is information, not advice, and no lender pays to appear.