American Financing · Wisconsin · 2025

American Financing in Wisconsin: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

American Financing took 321 mortgage applications in Wisconsin in 2025, ranking #112 of 938 lenders active in the state. It originated 21.2% of them and denied 45.2% (59.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.0%.

321Applicationsin WI
59.9%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$185,000Median loanstate $165,000
$15MVolume59 counties

American Financing in Wisconsin vs the state

45.2%Denial rate+31.16 pts vs state
59.9%Decision denial rate+43.56 pts vs state
21.2%Origination rate-46.97 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
0.35Rate spread (pts)+0.23 pts vs state
$87kMedian applicant income
68Loans originated
145Denied

Trend in Wisconsin

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231102246.4%6.00%#206
20242285255.3%6.00%#129
20253216845.2%6.13%#112

What American Financing lends in Wisconsin

By loan purpose

Home purchase 14 4% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 80 25% · 61.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 207 64% · 44.4% denied
Other / HELOC 20 6% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 120 37% · 31.7% denied
FHA 167 52% · 58.7% denied
VA 34 11% · 26.5% denied

Why it denied Wisconsin applicants

Other 57 39%
Credit history 37 26%
Debt-to-income ratio 28 19%
Collateral 13 9%
Incomplete application 5 3%
Unverifiable information 3 2%
Employment history 2 1%

Where in Wisconsin

Counties with the most American Financing applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Milwaukee County 37422 59.5%
Waukesha County 1858 44.4%
Washington County 1743 17.6%
Marathon County 1555 33.3%
Walworth County 1238 66.7%
Dane County 1126 54.5%
Brown County 1024 40.0%
Winnebago County 1014 40.0%
Jefferson County 1033 30.0%
Racine County 1044 40.0%

Other large lenders in Wisconsin

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Summit Credit UnionA 15,48313.8%6.75%
University of Wisconsin Credit UnionA 11,78113.8%6.50%
Landmark Credit UnionA 9,39317.7%6.50%
Rocket MortgageC 7,81918.0%6.63%
Associated BankB 7,45123.7%6.88%
BMO BankF 5,20225.3%8.23%
Educators Credit UnionB 4,93024.3%6.95%
U.S. BankD 4,71026.0%6.88%
Covantage Credit UnionB 4,5817.7%6.50%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 4,42111.8%6.38%

Frequently asked questions

Wisconsin: 321 applications in 2025, of which 68 were originated and 145 denied.

45.2% of all applications, or 59.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Wisconsin statewide average across all lenders was 14.0%.

The median rate on loans American Financing originated in Wisconsin in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are American Financing's own HMDA filing for properties located in Wisconsin, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology