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Northwoods Credit Union
HMDA reporter, headquartered in Cloquet, Minnesota. Record for calendar year 2024.
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. Figures are from the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register; cells under 25 applications are withheld.
Northwoods Credit Union reported 180 mortgage applications under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act for 2024 in Minnesota, of which 88 became loans it originated, for $8.0m in total.
Its denial rate, the share of decided applications the lender denied, was 35.1%, above the national rate of 24.3% and above the Minnesota rate of 16.9%. 7 applications were withdrawn by the applicant and 2 files were closed for incompleteness; those are not counted in the denial rate.
The median rate spread on its originated loans, the difference between the loan's APR and the average prime offer rate, was 2.9 percentage points (national median 0.3); 80.7% of its originations had a spread of 1.5 points or more.
By loan purpose the originations were mostly home improvement (31%) and other purpose (27%); by loan type, conventional (100%).
The largest volumes were in Minnesota (86 originations).
Applications were about level with 2023.
Compared with Minnesota and the nation
| Measure | This lender | Minnesota, all lenders | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate (denied ÷ decided applications) | 35.1% | 16.9% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, percentage points | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 80.7% | 13.2% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $91k | $269k | $329k |
| Home purchase share of originations | 14.8% | 60.9% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share of originations | 0.0% | 7.9% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share of originations | 0.0% | 4.6% | 7.9% |
| Applications withdrawn by applicant | 3.9% | 12.3% | 14.3% |
Minnesota is the lender's largest state by applications. State and national columns cover every HMDA reporter. Rate spread is reported on originated loans only.
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
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| Year | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate | Median spread | LAR records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | 169 |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | 168 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | 225 |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | 266 |
| 2022 | 227 | 139 | $10m | 27.9% | 1.1 | 227 |
| 2023 | 177 | 88 | $6.0m | 36.9% | 2.3 | 177 |
| 2024 | 180 | 88 | $8.0m | 35.1% | 2.9 | 180 |
Applications, originations and rates are computed from the public LAR for 2022, 2023, 2024; LAR record counts come from each year's transmittal sheet.
Loan purpose and loan type
By purpose
Home purchase 15% (13)Home improvement 31% (27)Refinancing 1% (1)Cash-out refinancing 26% (23)Other purpose 27% (24)
By type
Conventional 100% (88)
| Loan type | Applications | Originations | Denied | Denial rate (of applications) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional | 179 | 88 | 59 | 33.0% |
| FHA-insured | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| VA-guaranteed | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| USDA Rural Housing Service or Farm Service Agency guaranteed | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Shares are of originated loans. The per-type denial rate here divides denials by all applications of that type, because decided counts are not kept per type.
Action taken
| HMDA action taken | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Loan originated | 88 | 48.9% |
| 2 Application approved but not accepted | 23 | 12.8% |
| 3 Application denied | 60 | 33.3% |
| 4 Application withdrawn by applicant | 7 | 3.9% |
| 5 File closed for incompleteness | 2 | 1.1% |
| 6 Purchased loan | 0 | 0.0% |
| 7 Preapproval request denied | 0 | 0.0% |
| 8 Preapproval request approved but not accepted | 0 | 0.0% |
Codes and labels are the HMDA action-taken codes. Applications are codes 1–5; the denial rate divides code 3 by codes 1–3.
Denial reasons as coded
Share of the lender's 60 denials by the first denial reason it coded (outlined bar: all lenders nationally). Lenders may record up to four reasons; only the first is counted here.
States
| State | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate | Median spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 147 | 86 | $7.8m | 21.6% | 2.9 |
States with at least 25 applications. States with 100 or more link to the lender's page for that state.
Counties
| County | State | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton County | MN | 98 | 58 | $4.9m | 24.2% |
Up to 30 counties with at least 50 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did Northwoods Credit Union originate in 2024?
88 loans totalling $8.0m, from 180 applications reported under HMDA. It also purchased 0 loans from other institutions, which are counted separately.
What is Northwoods Credit Union's denial rate and how does it compare?
35.1% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 24.3% nationally and 16.9% in Minnesota. 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.
Which counties does Northwoods Credit Union lend in most?
By originations: Carlton County, MN (58).
What loan types does Northwoods Credit Union make?
Conventional 88, FHA 0, VA 0 and USDA 0 originations in 2024; by purpose, home purchase 13, home improvement 27, refinancing 1, cash-out refinancing 23 and other purpose 24.
What reasons did Northwoods Credit Union report for denials?
The first denial reason recorded most often was debt-to-income ratio (29), credit history (23) and collateral (4), as coded by the lender in its HMDA filing.
Where does this data come from?
From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register published by the FFIEC and CFPB, with the lender's name from its HMDA transmittal sheet. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.
Provenance
Source: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act public loan/application register for 2024 (trend years 2022, 2023, 2024) and transmittal sheets 2018–2024, published by the FFIEC and CFPB at ffiec.cfpb.gov, public domain. Lender identity is the LEI and name on its transmittal sheet. This site was built 30 Sep 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. Data through 1 Aug 2026.