Bremer Bank · Wisconsin · 2025

Bremer Bank in Wisconsin: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Bremer Bank took 61 mortgage applications in Wisconsin in 2025, ranking #309 of 938 lenders active in the state. It originated 70.5% of them and denied 18.0% (20.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.0%.

61Applicationsin WI
20.4%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
8.80%Median ratestate 6.63%
$115,000Median loanstate $165,000
$86MVolume14 counties

Bremer Bank in Wisconsin vs the state

18.0%Denial rate+4.02 pts vs state
20.4%Decision denial rate+4.01 pts vs state
70.5%Origination rate+2.34 pts vs state
8.80%Median rate+2.18 pts vs state
-7.26Rate spread (pts)-7.38 pts vs state
$87kMedian applicant income
43Loans originated
11Denied

Trend in Wisconsin

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202324617614.2%7.63%#114
20242091559.6%9.30%#136
2025614318.0%8.80%#309

What Bremer Bank lends in Wisconsin

By loan purpose

Home purchase 19 31% · 21.1% denied
Refinance 11 18% · 9.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 11% · 28.6% denied
Home improvement 4 7% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 20 33% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 60 98% · 16.7% denied
USDA / RHS 1 2% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied Wisconsin applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 5 45%
Credit history 4 36%
Insufficient cash 1 9%
Collateral 1 9%

Where in Wisconsin

Counties with the most Bremer Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Burnett County 1063 30.0%
Dunn County 1062 20.0%
Polk County 870 0.0%
Bayfield County 734 57.1%
St. Croix County 761 14.3%
Eau Claire County 540 0.0%
La Crosse County 320 0.0%
Outagamie County 210 0.0%
Chippewa County 220 0.0%
Dane County 220 0.0%

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: 61 applications in 2025, of which 43 were originated and 11 denied.

18.0% of all applications, or 20.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Wisconsin statewide average across all lenders was 14.0%.

The median rate on loans Bremer Bank originated in Wisconsin in 2025 was 8.80%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Bremer Bank'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