Hometown Equity Mortgage · Wisconsin · 2025

Hometown Equity Mortgage in Wisconsin: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Hometown Equity Mortgage took 80 mortgage applications in Wisconsin in 2025, ranking #279 of 938 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.0% of them and denied 38.8% (38.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.0%.

80Applicationsin WI
38.8%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
7.56%Median ratestate 6.63%
$180,000Median loanstate $165,000
$10MVolume18 counties

Hometown Equity Mortgage in Wisconsin vs the state

38.8%Denial rate+24.74 pts vs state
38.8%Decision denial rate+22.39 pts vs state
60.0%Origination rate-8.15 pts vs state
7.56%Median rate+0.94 pts vs state
0.87Rate spread (pts)+0.75 pts vs state
$87kMedian applicant income
48Loans originated
31Denied

Trend in Wisconsin

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023332127.3%9.25%#340
2024593540.7%7.75%#300
2025804838.8%7.56%#279

What Hometown Equity Mortgage lends in Wisconsin

By loan purpose

Home purchase 35 44% · 34.3% denied
Refinance 19 24% · 52.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 26 33% · 34.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 78 98% · 38.5% denied
FHA 1 1% · 100.0% denied
VA 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Wisconsin applicants

Incomplete application 23 74%
Collateral 6 19%
Credit history 2 6%

Where in Wisconsin

Counties with the most Hometown Equity Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Milwaukee County 482523 47.9%
Waukesha County 541 20.0%
Outagamie County 431 25.0%
Kenosha County 321 33.3%
Brown County 321 33.3%
Racine County 321 33.3%
Wood County 211 50.0%
Sheboygan County 210 0.0%
Ashland County 110 0.0%
Winnebago County 110 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: 80 applications in 2025, of which 48 were originated and 31 denied.

38.8% of all applications, or 38.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Wisconsin statewide average across all lenders was 14.0%.

The median rate on loans Hometown Equity Mortgage originated in Wisconsin in 2025 was 7.56%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Hometown Equity Mortgage'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