Key Questions:

1. Who are the leading lenders in Red Lake, Minnesota?
   1. The leading lenders, by market share, are Unity Bank North, Wells Fargo Bank, Na and Bremer Bank Na (Grand Forks). Do you have the best rate possible? Find out your credit score or browse
2. How stretched will home owners in Red Lake, Minnesota be in paying off their mortgage?
   1. Homeowners in Red Lake, Minnesota borrowed an average of 1.35 times their annual income for their mortgage. This compares to 1.97 for all of the US. Based on the national average, a significantly lower risk that Red Lake, Minnesota homeowners will default on their mortgage payments in the coming years.
3. How likely are the owners of homes in Red Lake, Minnesota to actually live in them?
   1. 94.8% of home owners in Red Lake, Minnesota that applied for a mortgage in 2008 live in their homes versus owning them as an investment property. This compares to the national average of 90.0%.
4. How at risk is Red Lake, Minnesota to the subprime mortgage crisis?
   1. There were significantly more subprime loans taken out by home owners in Red Lake, Minnesota than the national average in 2008. That is to say, Red Lake, Minnesota will be more affected by the subprime mortgage crisis in years to come as a greater percentage of all mortgages in Red Lake, Minnesota - 37.1% versus 4.8% - will reset to higher rates in 2009. This will mean that there will be more foreclosures caused by the reseting of subprime mortgages in Red Lake, Minnesota than other areas of the US.