Citizens Bank · Wisconsin · 2025

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

Citizens Bank took 181 mortgage applications in Wisconsin in 2025, ranking #173 of 938 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.3% of them and denied 10.5% (11.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.0%.

181Applicationsin WI
11.4%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$295,000Median loanstate $165,000
$45MVolume20 counties

Citizens Bank in Wisconsin vs the state

10.5%Denial rate-3.51 pts vs state
11.4%Decision denial rate-4.98 pts vs state
71.3%Origination rate+3.12 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$130kMedian applicant income
129Loans originated
19Denied

Trend in Wisconsin

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231561199.0%6.50%#162
2024109857.3%#223
202518112910.5%#173

What Citizens Bank lends in Wisconsin

By loan purpose

Home purchase 117 65% · 4.3% denied
Refinance 40 22% · 20.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 3% · 33.3% denied
Home improvement 6 3% · 16.7% denied
Other / HELOC 12 7% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 181 100% · 10.5% denied

Why it denied Wisconsin applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 9 47%
Other 4 21%
Incomplete application 3 16%
Collateral 2 11%
Credit history 1 5%

Where in Wisconsin

Counties with the most Citizens Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Waukesha County 755410 13.3%
Walworth County 33213 9.1%
Racine County 20151 5.0%
Milwaukee County 17131 5.9%
Jefferson County 871 12.5%
Washington County 640 0.0%
Dodge County 431 25.0%
Kenosha County 320 0.0%
Vilas County 210 0.0%
Ozaukee 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: 181 applications in 2025, of which 129 were originated and 19 denied.

10.5% of all applications, or 11.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Wisconsin statewide average across all lenders was 14.0%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Citizens 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