Mortgage Lender Index

Bell Bank

Bell Bank received 14,527 applications in 2025 and made 11,534 mortgages, in 603 counties across 38 states. The median rate its borrowers got was 6.625% on a median loan of $295,000. Of 12,548 decisions, 891 were denials — 7.1%, most often for debt-to-income ratio. 2 of its applications carried no county and are counted here but on no county page.

Legal Entity Identifier549300WYBPIWKK6SQC06
Applications received14,527
Mortgages made11,534
Denied891
Approved, not taken up123
Withdrawn or incomplete1,979
Loans bought from other lenders22
Median rate spread over the prime offer rate0.22 points
FDIC-insured bankYes: Bell Bank, 33 offices

By loan purpose

PurposeMortgages madeMedian rateMedian loanDenied
Home purchase8,298 6.625%$315,000 2.9%
Refinancing1,322 6.375%$305,000 11.9%
Cash-out refinancing376 6.625%$285,000 20.8%
Other purposes1,538 7.500%$85,000 18.8%

Where Bell Bank lends most

The 50 counties where it made the most mortgages in 2025. Each county page ranks every lender there.

CountyMortgages madeMedian rateDenied
Hennepin County, MN 1,8466.625%5.0%
Maricopa County, AZ 1,0686.750%9.9%
Ramsey County, MN 6426.625%4.2%
Cass County, ND 5806.875%7.2%
Dakota County, MN 5266.625%7.3%
Anoka County, MN 4906.625%5.5%
Washington County, MN 4876.625%5.0%
Dane County, WI 2646.375%5.7%
Clay County, MN 2336.875%14.4%
Wright County, MN 2206.625%3.9%
Scott County, MN 2116.625%3.6%
Carver County, MN 2016.625%3.4%
Curry County, NM 1646.250%4.1%
Otter Tail County, MN 1617.250%6.3%
Johnson County, KS 1546.495%4.9%
St. Louis County, MN 1506.750%6.8%
Olmsted County, MN 1396.490%6.7%
Becker County, MN 1377.250%11.0%
Douglas County, MN 1276.950%10.2%
Pinal County, AZ 1226.625%6.1%
Sherburne County, MN 1186.495%3.2%
Bernalillo County, NM 1136.500%1.7%
St. Croix County, WI 1096.625%9.8%
Chisago County, MN 1056.750%6.2%
Jackson County, MO 996.375%7.5%
Milwaukee County, WI 836.490%5.7%
Waukesha County, WI 836.625%5.6%
Washington County, WI 796.500%10.2%
Goodhue County, MN 626.625%7.5%
Douglas County, KS 606.625%3.2%
Isanti County, MN 606.625%11.8%
St. Louis County, MO 596.490%14.5%
Richland County, ND 586.750%14.7%
Boone County, MO 526.688%8.8%
Highlands County, FL 516.500%3.8%
Stearns County, MN 496.750%5.8%
St. Charles County, MO 496.625%3.9%
Rice County, MN 436.625%4.4%
Wyandotte County, KS 426.500%10.4%
Mower County, MN 416.375%4.7%
Roosevelt County, NM 416.250%2.4%
Santa Fe County, NM 416.625%14.3%
Pinellas County, FL 386.433%7.3%
Polk County, WI 386.688%7.1%
Crow Wing County, MN 366.870%2.7%
Sheboygan County, WI 356.625%9.8%
Pierce County, WI 336.490%2.9%
Winona County, MN 326.875%8.6%
Orange County, FL 296.625%3.2%
Lee County, FL 276.750%0.0%

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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.