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Red Lake County, Minnesota

Mortgage lending record for properties in the county, calendar year 2024.

FIPS 27125
Households 1,671
Population 3,882

HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws. The data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations for loan approval and loan pricing decisions. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.

Red Lake County, Minnesota, saw 53 HMDA-reported applications and 31 originations ($3.6m) in 2024.

That is 18.6 originations per 1,000 households, against 48.8 for Minnesota and 48.0 nationally.

The county's denial rate was 23.4%, above the state rate of 16.9%.

Originations were down 14% on 2023.

53applications, 2024
31loans originated$3.6m
23.4%denial rateMN 16.9% · US 24.3%
18.6originations per 1,000 householdsMN 48.8 · US 48.0

Most active lenders

No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.

Compared with Minnesota and the nation

MeasureThis countyMinnesotaUnited States
Denial rate23.4%16.9%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp—0.40.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more—13.2%15.6%
Average originated loan$118k$269k$329k
Originations per 1,000 households18.648.848.0
Home purchase share of originations64.5%60.9%57.0%
FHA-insured share6.5%7.9%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share6.5%4.6%7.9%

Rate spread distribution

Withheld: fewer than 25 applications.

Loan purpose and loan type

By purpose

Home purchase 65% (20)Home improvement 3% (1)Refinancing 10% (3)Cash-out refinancing 13% (4)Other purpose 10% (3)

By type

Conventional 87% (27)FHA 6% (2)VA 6% (2)

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

029582022: 57 Applications2023: 58 Applications2024: 53 Applications2022: 37 Originations2023: 36 Originations2024: 31 Originations202220232024
Applications and originations in Red Lake County, 2022–2024

This countyMinnesota

0%11.7%23.4%2022: 17.4% This county2023: 19.1% This county2024: 23.4% This county202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Questions and answers

Which lenders are most active in Red Lake County, MN?

No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.

What is the mortgage denial rate in Red Lake County?

23.4% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 16.9% across Minnesota and 24.3% nationally.

How many mortgages were originated in Red Lake County in 2024?

31 loans totalling $3.6m, from 53 applications; 18.6 originations per 1,000 households.

Where does this data come from?

From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), by property county; households from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates.

Provenance

Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records with a property in county FIPS 27125; households and population from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2024 five-year estimates; Vintage 2024 population estimates). Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.