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Clearwater Federal Credit Union 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, Clearwater Federal Credit Union reported 291 applications and 167 originations for 2024, $49m in all.
Its denial rate in the state was 26.4%, above the Montana rate of 20.9% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 26.4%.
The median rate spread on its Montana originations was 1.7 percentage points (state median 0.3).
Applications in the state were down 16% on 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In Montana | Montana, all lenders | Clearwater Federal Credit Union, all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 26.4% | 20.9% | 26.4% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 55.7% | 13.8% | 55.7% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $295k | $348k | $295k | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 40.7% | 54.8% | 40.7% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 0.0% | 10.4% | 0.0% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 0.6% | 11.1% | 0.6% | 7.9% |
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lender in stateMontana, all lenders
Loan purpose and loan type in Montana
By purpose
Home purchase 41% (68)Home improvement 32% (53)Refinancing 4% (7)Cash-out refinancing 6% (10)Other purpose 17% (29)
By type
Conventional 99% (166)VA 1% (1)
Denial reasons as coded
Share of 60 denials in Montana by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).
Counties in Montana
| County | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missoula County | 245 | 142 | $43m | 23.7% |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did Clearwater Federal Credit Union originate in Montana in 2024?
167 loans totalling $49m, from 291 applications reported for properties in Montana.
What is Clearwater Federal Credit Union's denial rate in Montana?
26.4% of decided applications in Montana were denied, against 20.9% for all lenders in the state and 26.4% 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 Clearwater Federal Credit Union lend in most?
By originations: Missoula County (142).
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.