Alerus Financial, N.A.: 2025 mortgage rates, costs & approvals
How Alerus Financial, N.A. priced and approved home loans in 2025, measured against every lender in the official HMDA records.
HMDA legal name: Alerus Financial, National Association · LEI 549300C4J510S9L1RF98
In 2025, Alerus Financial, N.A. originated 1,158 home-purchase, refinance and cash-out loans on owner-occupied single-family homes in 28 states — 403rd by volume among the 2,017 lenders profiled here.
On conventional 30-year fixed purchase loans its median rate was 6.625% (all lenders: 6.625%); its median rate spread was 6 basis points below the national median. Median conventional loan costs were $4,130, 26% lower than the national median ($5,570).
It denied 4.2% of completed home-purchase applications (all lenders: 8.5%).
How Alerus Financial, N.A. priced home-purchase loans
| Purchase loans, 2025 | Alerus Financial, N.A. | All lenders |
|---|---|---|
| 30-year fixed rate · conventional | 6.625% | 6.625% |
| 30-year fixed rate · FHA | 6.250% | 6.250% |
| 30-year fixed rate · VA | 6.250% | 6.125% |
| 15-year fixed rate · conventional | 5.875% | 5.875% |
| Rate spread vs. APOR · conventional | +0.07 pts | +0.13 pts |
| Total loan costs · conventional | $4,130 | $5,570 |
| Total loan costs · FHA | $7,700 | $11,310 |
| Total loan costs · VA | $4,960 | $6,490 |
| Origination charges (all types) | $1,390 | $1,860 |
| Borrowers paying discount points | 48.4% | 51.3% |
| Points paid, when paid (% of loan) | 0.44% | 0.87% |
| Borrowers receiving lender credits | 14.6% | 33.1% |
Medians shown with at least 20 loans. A lender's numbers reflect its borrowers (credit, down payment, loan size, location) as well as its pricing; HMDA has no credit scores. Rate spread = APR minus the average prime offer rate on the lock date, which removes most of the effect of when the rate was locked.
Loan mix and borrowers
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Why Alerus Financial, N.A. denied purchase applications
First reason the lender reported for each denied home-purchase application.
Where Alerus Financial, N.A. lends
| State | Loans | Applications | Purchase denial rate | 30-yr rate* | Loan costs* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 906 | 932 | 1.9% | 6.625% | $4,190 |
| North Dakota | 78 | 85 | 7.1% | 6.450% | $3,580 |
| Wisconsin | 71 | 80 | 7.2% | 6.625% | $3,130 |
| Arizona | 30 | 30 | 0.0% | — | — |
| Iowa | 29 | 46 | 37.8% | — | — |
| Colorado | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Florida | 5 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Texas | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| California | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Georgia | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Kansas | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Ohio | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Oregon | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Illinois | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Maryland | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Michigan | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Missouri | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| New York | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
*Conventional home-purchase loans, medians with at least 20 loans. Linked state names open Alerus Financial, N.A.'s page for that state.
Counties where Alerus Financial, N.A. is a top lender
| County | Rank | Loans | Market share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson County, ND | 3 | 2 | 10.5% |
| Walsh County, ND | 3 | 6 | 7.6% |
| Freeborn County, MN | 5 | 26 | 7.4% |
| Fillmore County, MN | 4 | 17 | 6.6% |
| Grand Forks County, ND | 5 | 37 | 5.0% |
| Marshall County, IA | 6 | 19 | 4.8% |
| Dodge County, MN | 7 | 12 | 3.8% |
| Marshall County, MN | 7 | 3 | 3.8% |
| Olmsted County, MN | 5 | 77 | 3.5% |
| Pembina County, ND | 9 | 2 | 3.3% |
| Lake of the Woods County, MN | 10 | 1 | 2.4% |
| Mower County, MN | 7 | 12 | 2.4% |
| Polk County, MN | 15 | 8 | 2.4% |
| Faribault County, MN | 9 | 3 | 2.4% |
| Ramsey County, MN | 10 | 129 | 2.2% |
Check Alerus Financial, N.A. yourself
- FFIEC HMDA Data Browser — the official 2025 records filed under LEI 549300C4J510S9L1RF98.
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- CFPB Consumer Complaint Database — search complaints by company name.
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This is a statistical profile, not a review or recommendation. HMDA data alone cannot show whether a lender complies with fair-lending laws, and a lender's medians depend on the borrowers it serves.
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Source: FFIEC/CFPB HMDA 2025 public LAR and filer list. Core segment: owner-occupied, single-family site-built, first-lien, closed-end purchase and refinance loans. Methodology