Guaranteed Rate Affinity · Wisconsin · 2025

Guaranteed Rate Affinity in Wisconsin: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Guaranteed Rate Affinity took 322 mortgage applications in Wisconsin in 2025, ranking #110 of 938 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.5% of them and denied 5.9% (7.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.0%.

322Applicationsin WI
7.2%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$295,000Median loanstate $165,000
$80MVolume29 counties

Guaranteed Rate Affinity in Wisconsin vs the state

5.9%Denial rate-8.11 pts vs state
7.2%Decision denial rate-9.16 pts vs state
75.5%Origination rate+7.32 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.25Rate spread (pts)+0.13 pts vs state
$124kMedian applicant income
243Loans originated
19Denied

Trend in Wisconsin

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233102224.8%6.63%#100
20242491992.4%6.75%#117
20253222435.9%6.63%#110

What Guaranteed Rate Affinity lends in Wisconsin

By loan purpose

Home purchase 266 83% · 5.3% denied
Refinance 37 11% · 5.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 19 6% · 15.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 273 85% · 4.8% denied
FHA 28 9% · 17.9% denied
VA 19 6% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 1% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Wisconsin applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 4 21%
Credit history 4 21%
Other 4 21%
Collateral 4 21%
Employment history 2 11%
Insufficient cash 1 5%

Where in Wisconsin

Counties with the most Guaranteed Rate Affinity applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Milwaukee County 101755 5.0%
Waukesha County 42351 2.4%
Ozaukee County 41340 0.0%
Washington County 36301 2.8%
Racine County 14101 7.1%
Kenosha County 1391 7.7%
Dane County 10100 0.0%
Walworth County 1052 20.0%
St. Croix County 981 11.1%
Sheboygan County 642 33.3%

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: 322 applications in 2025, of which 243 were originated and 19 denied.

5.9% of all applications, or 7.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Wisconsin statewide average across all lenders was 14.0%.

The median rate on loans Guaranteed Rate Affinity originated in Wisconsin in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Guaranteed Rate Affinity'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