Mortgage lender · Horicon, WI · LEI 549300GIXEN5875K5W17

Horicon Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Horicon Bank earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 7.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 62nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.18 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 62nd percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

527Applications2025
80.5%Originatedof applications
7.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$99MLoan volume1 states

Horicon Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

6.3%Denial rate (all applications)-11.72 pts vs national
7.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-15.43 pts vs national
80.5%Origination rate+22.43 pts vs national
9.3%Withdrawn by applicant
3.2%Closed for incompleteness
6.75%Median interest rate+0.13 pts vs national
0.18Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.07 pts vs national
$185,000Median loan amount
$1,622Median total loan costs
$114kMedian applicant income
72%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

62nd7.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

62nd0.18 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

45th12.5%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

88th0.88% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20235474637.3%7.9%6.95%$105M
20244743937.6%8.3%7.00%$87M
20255274246.3%7.2%6.75%$99M

What Horicon Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 295 56% · 3.7% denied
Refinance 62 12% · 8.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 86 16% · 9.3% denied
Home improvement 32 6% · 9.4% denied
Other / HELOC 52 10% · 11.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 527 100% · 6.3% denied

Also: 1 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 3 manufactured homes, 104 investment properties.

Why Horicon Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 33 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 17 52%
Debt-to-income ratio 9 27%
Collateral 5 15%
Insufficient cash 2 6%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Horicon Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k412618.8%
$50k – $100k1431219.0%
$100k – $150k122957.6%
$150k – $250k91704.0%
Over $250k56407.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25302510.7%
25–3496728.9%
35–44103824.7%
45–5484658.3%
55–6477607.5%
65–7456458.0%

Where Horicon Bank lends

1 states and 43 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Wisconsin5274246.3%6.75%#83

Frequently asked questions

Horicon Bank denied 7.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 62nd percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Horicon Bank gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 51.5% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Horicon Bank originated in 2025 was 6.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.18 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 56% of its applications were for home purchases, 28% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 16% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Horicon Bank. Data sources · Methodology