Mortgage lending in Montana
23,001 mortgages were originated in Montana in 2025. Here is what they cost — including the lender fees that never show up in an advertised rate.
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
- 23,001
- Median rate
- 6.625%
- Median lender fees
- $6,451
- Median loan amount
- $285,000
- Median spread over APOR
- 0.240
- Paid discount points
- 39.2%
- Received lender credits
- 21.4%
- Purchases / refinances
- 51.2% / 31.3%
- Conventional / FHA / VA
- 77.5% / 10.7% / 11.5%
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 70% of loans here — see methodology.
Largest lenders in Montana
Ranked by loans originated. The fee column is where lenders differ most — it is the money they charged to make the loan, and it is not part of the interest rate.
| Lender | Loans | Median fees | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockman Bank of Montana | 2,183 | $6,097 | 6.875% |
| Glacier Bank | 1,904 | $7,441 | 7.250% |
| Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 1,465 | $5,556 | 6.750% |
| UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC | 1,414 | $7,403 | 6.250% |
| Opportunity Bank of Montana | 1,139 | $5,904 | 6.875% |
| EVERGREEN MONEYSOURCE MORTGAGE COMPANY | 816 | $10,125 | 6.250% |
| CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, INC. | 640 | $6,720 | 6.625% |
| First Interstate Bank | 610 | $5,087 | 8.250% |
| GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY | 547 | $7,755 | 6.250% |
| U.S. Bank National Association | 538 | $4,463 | 7.125% |
| GUARANTEED RATE, INC. | 462 | $6,833 | 6.500% |
| Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 439 | $4,887 | 6.125% |
| PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC | 364 | $5,665 | 6.624% |
| Altana Federal Credit Union | 356 | $1,081 | 6.250% |
| FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 331 | $6,253 | 6.000% |
| KIND LENDING, LLC | 319 | $6,878 | 6.500% |
| VALLEY FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION | 264 | $1,472 | 7.250% |
| LOWER, LLC | 221 | $9,041 | 6.000% |
| CORNERSTONE CAPITAL BANK, SSB | 218 | $10,206 | 6.625% |
| NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC | 217 | $4,203 | 7.990% |
| Loandepot.Com, LLC | 215 | $6,129 | 6.990% |
| The Yellowstone Bank | 208 | — | — |
| Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 207 | $8,300 | 6.125% |
| NEWREZ LLC | 197 | $6,233 | 6.500% |
| TrailWest Bank | 196 | — | — |
Montana year by year
The same measures across every year of filings available. Rates follow the market; fees move for their own reasons.
| Year | Loans | Median rate | Median fees | Median loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51,143 | 3.000% | $4,306 | $245,000 |
| 2022 | 27,749 | 4.750% | $5,931 | $265,000 |
| 2023 | 17,504 | 6.990% | $6,693 | $255,000 |
| 2024 | 19,445 | 6.875% | $6,457 | $265,000 |
| 2025 | 23,001 | 6.625% | $6,451 | $285,000 |
Counties
14 counties had at least 300 loans in 2025. Smaller counties are left out rather than published from a handful of records.
| County | Loans | Median rate | Median fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowstone County | 4,235 | 6.500% | $6,869 |
| Gallatin County | 2,618 | 6.750% | $6,993 |
| Flathead County | 2,585 | 6.625% | $7,104 |
| Missoula County | 2,243 | 6.750% | $5,747 |
| Cascade County | 1,989 | 6.375% | $6,294 |
| Lewis and Clark County | 1,789 | 6.750% | $7,060 |
| Ravalli County | 872 | 6.625% | $6,087 |
| Silver Bow County | 808 | 6.625% | $6,421 |
| Lake County | 509 | 6.750% | $6,129 |
| Lincoln County | 452 | 6.683% | $6,153 |
| Park County | 370 | 6.625% | $7,148 |
| Madison County | 333 | 6.625% | $7,749 |
| Jefferson County | 332 | 6.750% | $7,053 |
| Carbon County | 303 | 6.625% | $6,483 |