What people paid for mortgages in Stearns County, MN (2025)
Across 1,492 closed home-purchase loans in 2025, the median interest rate in Stearns was 6.5%, and the middle half of borrowers got between 6.125% and 6.875%. Median total loan costs ran $5,333 on a median loan of $245,000. 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
- $5,333
- Median loan amount
- $245,000
1,492 loans, 2025.
Refinance
- Median rate
- 6.125%
- Middle half of rates
- 5.75%–6.74%
- Median total loan costs
- $4,703
- Median loan amount
- $225,000
536 loans, 2025.
Lowest median rates in Stearns (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.MAGNIFI FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION6.375%126 loans, median costs $4,217
- 2.PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.broker only6.375%90 loans, median costs $5,674
- 3.ST. CLOUD FINANCIAL6.375%40 loans, median costs $4,978
- 4.UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCbroker only6.41%59 loans, median costs $6,658
- 5.Mortgage Research Center, LLC6.5%43 loans, median costs $4,303
Among lenders with at least 30 closed purchase loans in Stearns County in 2025.
Refinance
- 1.UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCbroker only5.75%51 loans, median costs $7,294
- 2.MAGNIFI FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION5.75%43 loans, median costs $3,206
- 3.Rocket Mortgage, LLC6.125%47 loans, median costs $6,754
- 4.FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION6.125%33 loans, median costs $4,516
- 5.Liberty Bank Minnesota6.688%32 loans, median costs $2,485
Among lenders with at least 30 closed refinance loans in Stearns County in 2025.
Lender by lender in Stearns
Every lender that closed at least 5 qualifying loans in Stearns 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.
| # | Lender | Loans | Median rate | Median total costs | Median origination | Median points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAGNIFI FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION | 126 | 6.375% | $4,217 | $1,500 | $375 |
| 2 | HOMEOWNERS FINANCIAL GROUP USA, LLC | 102 | 6.625% | $5,754 | $3,268 | $1,980 |
| 3 | PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.broker only | 90 | 6.375% | $5,674 | $2,039 | $1,974 |
| 4 | Liberty Bank Minnesota | 87 | 6.625% | $3,329 | $1,000 | $1,901 |
| 5 | UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCbroker only | 59 | 6.41% | $6,658 | $2,863 | $2,410 |
| 6 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 48 | 6.688% | $7,082 | $3,399 | $2,290 |
| 7 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 43 | 6.5% | $4,303 | $0 | $975 |
| 8 | ST. CLOUD FINANCIAL | 40 | 6.375% | $4,978 | $2,828 | $1,520 |
| 9 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 39 | 6.5% | $6,017 | $2,268 | $2,196 |
| 10 | Broker Solutions, Inc. | 37 | 6.75% | $6,230 | $3,495 | $2,401 |
| 11 | EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC. | 35 | 6.99% | $7,734 | $2,500 | $2,446 |
| 12 | Old National Bank | 33 | 6.5% | $5,010 | $1,458 | $597 |
| 13 | U.S. Bank National Association | 29 | 6.75% | $4,466 | $1,668 | $684 |
| 14 | Bell Bank | 28 | 6.688% | $4,467 | $1,318 | $1,427 |
| 15 | CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, INC. | 27 | 6.625% | $7,964 | $3,617 | $2,401 |
| 16 | Granite Bank | 26 | 6.433% | $5,895 | $2,601 | $1,840 |
| 17 | PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY | 24 | 6.625% | $5,596 | $2,533 | $1,438 |
| 18 | ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. | 20 | 6.25% | $8,108 | $3,956 | $5,640 |
| 19 | Deerwood Bank | 19 | 6.75% | $4,568 | $2,150 | $1,043 |
| 20 | PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC | 19 | 6.624% | $6,281 | $2,199 | $1,020 |
| 21 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 18 | 6.812% | $5,841 | $1,653 | $1,723 |
| 22 | 21st Mortgage Corporation | 17 | 11.22% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 23 | ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLC | 16 | 6.495% | $5,048 | $2,295 | $1,560 |
| 24 | Royal Credit Union | 16 | 6.812% | $6,311 | $3,675 | $1,593 |
| 25 | TRUSTONE FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION | 15 | 6.5% | $4,150 | $1,180 | $348 |
| 26 | GUARANTEED RATE, INC. | 14 | 6.625% | $5,392 | $1,798 | $821 |
| 27 | Minnesota National Bank | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 28 | NEWREZ LLC | 13 | 6.375% | $5,901 | $3,082 | $2,427 |
| 29 | AFFINITY PLUS | 13 | 6.5% | $4,978 | $2,440 | $2,342 |
| 30 | Sentry Bank | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 31 | BankVista | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 32 | Freeport State Bank | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 33 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 12 | 6.5% | $4,288 | $1,761 | $1,400 |
| 34 | Servion, Inc. | 11 | 6.5% | $5,404 | $2,944 | $646 |
| 35 | American Heritage National Bank | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 36 | Luminate Bank | 11 | 6.875% | $6,557 | $3,330 | $1,440 |
| 37 | CORTRUST MORTGAGE, INC. | 10 | 6.375% | $5,624 | $2,912 | $350 |
| 38 | GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLC | 10 | 6.75% | $6,447 | $3,984 | $2,406 |
| 39 | CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 10 | 6.812% | $9,875 | $5,574 | $5,593 |
| 40 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 9 | 6.25% | $9,129 | $4,362 | $2,622 |
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 Stearns County in 2025?
The median interest rate on closed home-purchase loans in Stearns County, Minnesota in 2025 was 6.5%, across 1,492 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.