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Kind Lending, LLC in Montana

HMDA record for properties in Montana, calendar year 2024. National record · Montana overview

LEI 549300MZ8VZJOVC63092
Reporting agency Department of Housing and Urban Development
State Montana

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, Kind Lending, LLC reported 305 applications and 214 originations for 2024, $86m in all.

Its denial rate in the state was 23.5%, above the Montana rate of 20.9% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 27.2%.

The median rate spread on its Montana originations was 0.3 percentage points (state median 0.3).

Applications in the state were up 136% on 2023.

305applications in MT, 20241.0% of the lender's total
214loans originated$86m
23.5%denial rateMT all lenders 20.9%
0.3 ppmedian rate spreadMT 0.3 pp

Compared with the state and the lender's national record

MeasureIn MontanaMontana, all lendersKind Lending, LLC, all statesUnited States
Denial rate23.5%20.9%27.2%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.30.30.30.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more1.6%13.8%8.2%15.6%
Average originated loan$401k$348k$392k$329k
Home purchase share85.0%54.8%80.7%57.0%
FHA-insured share11.2%10.4%25.5%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share9.8%11.1%7.6%7.9%

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

0152.53052022: 48 Applications2023: 129 Applications2024: 305 Applications2022: 39 Originations2023: 100 Originations2024: 214 Originations202220232024
Kind Lending, LLC in Montana: applications and originations, 2022–2024

This lender in stateMontana, all lenders

0%11.8%23.5%2022: 13.3% This lender in state2023: 17.4% This lender in state2024: 23.5% This lender in state202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Loan purpose and loan type in Montana

By purpose

Home purchase 85% (182)Home improvement 2% (5)Refinancing 7% (14)Cash-out refinancing 6% (13)

By type

Conventional 79% (168)FHA 11% (24)VA 10% (21)USDA 0% (1)

Denial reasons as coded

Collateral27.3%
Unverifiable information24.2%
Other19.7%
Insufficient cash (downpayment, closing costs)18.2%
Credit history4.5%
Credit application incomplete4.5%
Employment history1.5%
Debt-to-income ratio0%
Mortgage insurance denied0%

Share of 66 denials in Montana by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).

Counties in Montana

CountyApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rate
Missoula County6757$24m12.3%
Yellowstone County4330$11m25.0%
Flathead County3924$11m36.8%
Gallatin County2715$7.0m—

Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.

Questions and answers

How many mortgages did Kind Lending, LLC originate in Montana in 2024?

214 loans totalling $86m, from 305 applications reported for properties in Montana.

What is Kind Lending, LLC's denial rate in Montana?

23.5% of decided applications in Montana were denied, against 20.9% for all lenders in the state and 27.2% 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 Kind Lending, LLC lend in most?

By originations: Missoula County (57), Yellowstone County (30), Flathead County (24), Gallatin County (15).

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.