Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area Mortgage Lenders & HMDA Data, 2017

In 2017, lenders reported 193,976 mortgage applications in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area totaling $45.1 billion, down 15% from 2016. The average application was for $232,373, and applicants reported an average income of $91,785. 56% of applications resulted in an originated loan and 9% were denied. The most active lender was Wells Fargo Bank NA, with 21,862 applications, followed by US Bank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA.

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Total Number of Mortgage Applications 193,976
Total Mortgage Loan Application Amount $45,074,850,000
Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount $232,373
Highest Mortgage Loan Application Amount $82,000,000
Average Applicant Income $91,785
Highest Applicant Income $6,900,000
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Top Mortgage Lenders in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area (2017)

Ranked by the number of mortgage applications each lender reported in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area in 2017.

# Mortgage Lender Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount Average Loan Amount Average Applicant Income
1 Wells Fargo Bank NA
Minneapolis, MN
21,862 $5,184,360,000 $237,000 $106,000
2 US Bank, N.A.
Cincinnati, OH
15,771 $3,259,163,000 $206,000 $64,000
3 JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA
Columbus, OH
7,861 $2,299,338,000 $292,000 $119,000
4 Bell Bank
Fargo, ND
7,593 $1,855,826,000 $244,000 $108,000
5 Luminate Home Loans, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
5,331 $1,266,253,000 $237,000 $97,000
6 Freedom Mortgage Corporation
Boca Raton, FL
3,670 $767,745,000 $209,000 $29,000
7 PennyMac Loan Services LLC
Westlake Village, CA
3,600 $768,707,000 $213,000 $6,000
8 Nationstar Mortgage
Coppell, TX
3,598 $704,618,000 $195,000 $67,000
9 Alerus Financial NA
Grand Forks, ND
2,950 $790,845,000 $268,000 $136,000
10 Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union
Saint Paul, MN
2,731 $297,106,000 $108,000 $103,000

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The tables below break down 2017 mortgage applications in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area by loan purpose, applicant race, loan type, outcome and denial reason. Click a column heading to sort.

Mortgage Loan Application Detail Totals for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI in 2017

Loan Purpose

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Home Purchase 109,256 $27,845,811,000 $254,000 $82,000,000 $88,000 $6,900,000
Refinancing 70,093 $15,550,222,000 $221,000 $46,000,000 $94,000 $5,940,000
Home Improvement 14,627 $1,678,817,000 $114,000 $12,500,000 $105,000 $4,940,000

Applicant Race

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
White 131,239 $29,159,796,000 $222,000 $11,000,000 $106,000 $5,525,000
Not applicable 24,114 $7,993,928,000 $331,000 $82,000,000 $9,000 $1,538,000
Not Provided 16,080 $3,496,996,000 $217,000 $5,800,000 $110,000 $5,940,000
Asian 9,086 $1,962,064,000 $215,000 $1,800,000 $95,000 $1,608,000
Black or African American 6,556 $1,229,559,000 $187,000 $4,530,000 $77,000 $6,900,000
Hispanic 5,804 $1,017,707,000 $175,000 $1,500,000 $75,000 $1,800,000
American Indian or Alaskan Native 774 $151,214,000 $195,000 $1,146,000 $112,000 $788,000
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 323 $63,586,000 $196,000 $980,000 $85,000 $614,000

Loan Type

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Conventional (any loan other than FHA, VA, FSA, or RHS loans) 148,092 $35,018,154,000 $236,000 $82,000,000 $104,000 $6,900,000
FHA-insured (Federal Housing Administration) 31,972 $6,706,022,000 $209,000 $35,534,000 $49,000 $1,003,000
VA-guaranteed (Veterans Administration) 11,742 $2,951,004,000 $251,000 $2,066,000 $65,000 $764,000
FSA/RHS (Farm Service Agency or Rural Housing Service) 2,170 $399,670,000 $184,000 $1,399,000 $42,000 $417,000

Outcome

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Loan Originated 109,231 $26,145,616,000 $239,000 $65,000,000 $103,000 $6,900,000
Loan Purchased By The Institution 37,593 $8,596,417,000 $228,000 $3,060,000 $53,000 $1,855,000
Application Withdrawn By Applicant 19,173 $4,651,149,000 $242,000 $82,000,000 $104,000 $5,523,000
Application Denied By Financial Institution 18,312 $3,535,599,000 $193,000 $37,000,000 $85,000 $5,217,000
File Closed For Incompleteness 5,423 $1,204,718,000 $222,000 $44,000,000 $88,000 $2,040,000
Application Approved But Not Accepted 4,240 $940,492,000 $221,000 $47,000,000 $110,000 $2,786,000
Preapproval Denied by Financial Institution 4 $859,000 $214,000 $270,000 $67,000 $86,000
Preapproval Approved but not Accepted 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Denial Reason

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Debt-To-Income Ratio 3,757 $698,959,000 $186,000 $2,650,000 $64,000 $900,000
Credit History 3,468 $496,963,000 $143,000 $2,700,000 $88,000 $2,052,000
Collateral 2,482 $578,848,000 $233,000 $4,125,000 $112,000 $1,238,000
Credit Application Incomplete 1,526 $315,091,000 $206,000 $2,000,000 $98,000 $1,584,000
Other 1,217 $318,404,000 $261,000 $37,000,000 $103,000 $5,217,000
Unverifiable Information 567 $116,633,000 $205,000 $1,300,000 $104,000 $2,053,000
Insufficient Cash (Downpayment, Closing Cost) 337 $85,110,000 $252,000 $1,920,000 $102,000 $1,430,000
Employment History 259 $55,313,000 $213,000 $1,834,000 $89,000 $2,399,000
Mortgage Insurance Denied 6 $1,463,000 $243,000 $379,000 $81,000 $100,000

About this data: figures come from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) loan application records that lenders file with the FFIEC each year, and count every application (approved, denied, withdrawn or purchased), not just closed loans. Applications reported at $100 million or more are left out of these totals.

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