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Mortgage lending in Yellowstone County

4,235 mortgages were originated in Yellowstone County, Montana, in 2025.

30-year fixed, this week

6.58%

Freddie Mac’s survey average for the week of July 23, 2026 — a year earlier it was 6.75%, and the past year ranged 5.98–6.72%. The figures below are from 2025 filings and do not move with the market. Rate history

Loans originated
4,235
Median rate
6.500%
Median lender fees
$6,869
Median loan amount
$255,000
Median spread over APOR
0.187
Paid discount points
37.4%
Received lender credits
18.2%
Purchases / refinances
55.2% / 27.4%
Conventional / FHA / VA
74.6% / 15% / 10.2%

Figures are medians of loans actually originated in 2025, as reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. They describe what borrowers received, not what you would be offered: HMDA contains no credit scores, so these numbers cannot be read as pricing for any individual. Lender fees are reported for 65.1% of loans here — see methodology.

Loan limits here in 2026

Conforming limit
$832,750
FHA limit
$754,400

Borrow more than $832,750 and the loan becomes jumbo — outside agency rules, priced by each lender on its own terms. How limits work

Who lent here

Lenders with at least 50 loans in Yellowstone County, ranked by volume.

Lender Loans Median fees Median rate
Stockman Bank of Montana 439 $6,384 7.000%
EVERGREEN MONEYSOURCE MORTGAGE COMPANY 336 $11,577 6.125%
Glacier Bank 257 $7,129 6.500%
Altana Federal Credit Union 253 $818 6.250%
Rocket Mortgage, LLC 222 $5,392 6.875%
UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC 201 $8,384 6.125%
VALLEY FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION 196 $3,078 7.250%
Opportunity Bank of Montana 170 $5,970 7.000%
LOWER, LLC 142 $8,711 6.125%
The Yellowstone Bank 140

What lenders charged here

Lender fees on a $255,000 loan, based on what was actually charged in Yellowstone County — not a rule of thumb.

Typical
$6,452
Cheaper quarter, under
$3,929
Dearer quarter, over
$11,022

From 2,757 loans where fees were reported. This is what the lender charges — sections A and B of a Loan Estimate. Title, appraisal, escrow and taxes are extra and are not in these figures. Compare two offers

Statewide, the median was 6.625% on rate and $6,451 on lender fees across 23,001 loans. See all of Montana.