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Independence Bank in Montana
HMDA record for properties in Montana, calendar year 2024. National record · Montana overview
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.
In Montana, Independence Bank reported 120 applications and 94 originations for 2024, $19m in all.
Its denial rate in the state was 11.3%, below the Montana rate of 20.9% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 10.7%.
Applications in the state were up 18% on 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In Montana | Montana, all lenders | Independence Bank, all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 11.3% | 20.9% | 10.7% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | — | 0.3 | — | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | — | 13.8% | — | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $207k | $348k | $224k | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 46.8% | 54.8% | 49.0% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 0.0% | 10.4% | 0.0% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 0.0% | 11.1% | 0.0% | 7.9% |
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lender in stateMontana, all lenders
Loan purpose and loan type in Montana
By purpose
Home purchase 47% (44)Home improvement 20% (19)Refinancing 24% (23)Other purpose 9% (8)
By type
Conventional 100% (94)
Denial reasons as coded
Withheld: fewer than 25 denials in the state.
Counties in Montana
| County | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill County | 27 | 19 | $3.3m | — |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did Independence Bank originate in Montana in 2024?
94 loans totalling $19m, from 120 applications reported for properties in Montana.
What is Independence Bank's denial rate in Montana?
11.3% of decided applications in Montana were denied, against 20.9% for all lenders in the state and 10.7% for this lender nationally. HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws.
Which Montana counties does Independence Bank lend in most?
By originations: Hill County (19).
Where does this data come from?
From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), filtered to the lender's LEI and the property state. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.
Provenance
Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records for this LEI with a property in Montana. Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.