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What people paid for mortgages in Dakota County, MN (2025)

Across 5,166 closed home-purchase loans in 2025, the median interest rate in Dakota was 6.5%, and the middle half of borrowers got between 6.125% and 6.875%. Median total loan costs ran $5,633 on a median loan of $335,000. Source: federal HMDA filings on first-lien, owner-occupied loans.

Home purchase

Median rate
6.5%
Middle half of rates
6.125%6.875%
Median total loan costs
$5,633
Median loan amount
$335,000

5,166 loans, 2025.

Refinance

Median rate
6.125%
Middle half of rates
5.75%6.625%
Median total loan costs
$5,345
Median loan amount
$305,000

1,478 loans, 2025.

Lowest median rates in Dakota (2025)

The lenders whose own closed loans had the lowest median interest rate here, among lenders with enough local volume for the median to mean something. A low median is a reason to include that lender when you collect Loan Estimates; it is not a promise about the rate you will be quoted. An independent mortgage broker can pull quotes from several lenders at once on one application.

Home purchase

  1. 1.DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD.5.5%131 loans, median costs $337
  2. 2.LENNAR MORTGAGE, LLC5.75%202 loans, median costs $4,627
  3. 3.M/I FINANCIAL, LLC5.875%76 loans, median costs $11,205
  4. 4.PULTE MORTGAGE LLC5.99%66 loans, median costs $2,933
  5. 5.Wings Financial Credit Union6.125%122 loans, median costs $3,993

Among lenders with at least 30 closed purchase loans in Dakota County in 2025.

Refinance

  1. 1.Rocket Mortgage, LLC5.99%168 loans, median costs $7,368
  2. 2.CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, INC.5.99%34 loans, median costs $6,557
  3. 3.UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCbroker only5.999%159 loans, median costs $5,948
  4. 4.PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC6%70 loans, median costs $7,195
  5. 5.Bell Bank6.125%38 loans, median costs $4,887

Among lenders with at least 30 closed refinance loans in Dakota County in 2025.

Lender by lender in Dakota

Every lender that closed at least 5 qualifying loans in Dakota County in 2025, sorted by loan count. The # column is the lender's rank here by closed loans for the selected purpose. Median origination is the lender's own charges (Loan Estimate section A); median points is the discount-points portion. Lenders marked "broker only" fund loans through independent mortgage brokers rather than taking applications directly.

#LenderLoansMedian rateMedian total costsMedian originationMedian points
1Bell Bank3676.625%$5,084$2,172$1,919
2UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCbroker only2976.624%$7,805$3,956$2,369
3LENNAR MORTGAGE, LLC2025.75%$4,627$1,625$4,109
4Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC1856.625%$5,072$1,682$2,317
5CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, INC.1826.625%$6,156$2,855$2,987
6Rocket Mortgage, LLC1746.5%$5,847$3,066$1,985
7Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation1706.625%$6,150$2,922$2,519
8DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD.1315.5%$337$0$3,209
9U.S. Bank National Association1266.562%$4,295$1,145$1,219
10Wings Financial Credit Union1226.125%$3,993$1,250$663
11Royal Credit Union1146.625%$7,011$3,964$2,525
12Luminate Bank1136.625%$7,594$4,644$3,125
13Tradition Mortgage, LLC1056.5%$5,241$1,674$5,382
14GUARANTEED RATE, INC.1016.5%$6,138$2,386$2,486
15Wells Fargo Bank, National Association876.375%$3,382$1,398$1,429
16Granite Bank866.625%$6,486$3,391$2,231
17Broker Solutions, Inc.816.625%$6,959$4,124$2,694
18Loandepot.Com, LLC796.625%$7,309$4,153$3,064
19Mortgage Research Center, LLC776.25%$4,650$64$1,037
20TRUSTONE FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION776.625%$4,187$1,348$607
21PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC776.499%$6,768$2,202$1,082
22M/I FINANCIAL, LLC765.875%$11,205$8,043$8,024
23GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLC726.662%$4,863$1,640$1,836
24GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY676.75%$5,090$1,858$2,129
25PULTE MORTGAGE LLC665.99%$2,933$0$4,834
26Cambria Financial Group, LLC646.125%$7,355$4,160$4,468
27MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.606.5%$5,480$2,526$1,391
28CMG MORTGAGE, INC.546.625%$6,484$3,787$2,214
29Alerus Financial, National Association516.5%$4,133$1,398$1,481
30Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.496.625%$8,802$5,491$3,935
31Merchants Bank, National Association446.388%$3,694$1,215$1,784
32Old National Bank416.5%$4,555$1,350$854
33EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC.416.875%$8,642$4,750$3,214
34The Huntington National Bank406.625%$5,134$1,950$855
3521st Mortgage Corporation3711.07%n/an/an/a
36Summit Mortgage Corporation366.75%$5,884$2,229$1,823
37MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC366.75%$6,270$3,527$2,069
38AFFINITY PLUS356.375%$5,390$2,800$2,960
39Associated Bank, National Association346.25%$3,751$900$923
40GUIDANCE RESIDENTIAL, LLC336.875%$5,335$2,962$2,229

What these numbers are, and are not

Everything above is computed from the FFIEC's HMDA Modified Loan/Application Register, the public loan-level file nearly every mortgage lender must submit each year, filtered to originated, first-lien, owner-occupied principal-residence loans that were not business-purpose or reverse mortgages. Groups smaller than 5 loans are omitted. The methodology page documents every step.

The public file contains no credit scores, so differences between lenders mix true pricing differences with different customer bases: loan sizes, points paid, and borrower profiles all vary by lender. A median is context for your own quote, not a ranking and not an offer. Rates here are also a year's worth of closings blended together, while your quote reflects a single day's market.

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Common questions

What mortgage rate did people get in Dakota County in 2025?

The median interest rate on closed home-purchase loans in Dakota County, Minnesota in 2025 was 6.5%, across 5,166 first-lien, owner-occupied loans. The middle half of borrowers got between 6.125% and 6.875%.

Is this a rate I can get today?

No. These are medians of loans that already closed, under those borrowers' credit profiles, loan sizes, discount points, and lock dates. Rates also move daily. The way to learn your own number is to collect Loan Estimates from two or three lenders, which federal rules make close to free.

Why do lenders in the table show different rates?

Partly pricing, partly customer mix. Public HMDA data contains no credit scores, so a lender serving stronger-credit borrowers or larger loans will show a different median than one serving first-time buyers, at identical pricing. Use the table as a map of who is active locally and roughly where they land, not as a ranking.

Where do these numbers come from?

The FFIEC's public HMDA Modified Loan/Application Register, the loan-level data nearly every mortgage lender must file each year, filtered to originated, first-lien, owner-occupied, non-business, non-reverse loans, in groups of at least 5.