IDEAL Credit Union · Wisconsin · 2025

IDEAL Credit Union in Wisconsin: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

IDEAL Credit Union took 83 mortgage applications in Wisconsin in 2025, ranking #275 of 938 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.9% of them and denied 19.3% (20.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.0%.

83Applicationsin WI
20.5%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
4.81%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $165,000
$9.4MVolume22 counties

IDEAL Credit Union in Wisconsin vs the state

19.3%Denial rate+5.27 pts vs state
20.5%Decision denial rate+4.15 pts vs state
69.9%Origination rate+1.73 pts vs state
4.81%Median rate-1.82 pts vs state
-1.91Rate spread (pts)-2.03 pts vs state
$146kMedian applicant income
58Loans originated
16Denied

Trend in Wisconsin

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202367489.0%6.54%#271
2024614611.5%6.63%#297
2025835819.3%4.81%#275

What IDEAL Credit Union lends in Wisconsin

By loan purpose

Home purchase 9 11% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 4 5% · 50.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 1% · 100.0% denied
Home improvement 32 39% · 12.5% denied
Other / HELOC 37 45% · 24.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 83 100% · 19.3% denied

Why it denied Wisconsin applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 9 56%
Credit history 3 19%
Other 2 13%
Collateral 2 13%

Where in Wisconsin

Counties with the most IDEAL Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
St. Croix County 38269 23.7%
Polk County 853 37.5%
Waukesha County 640 0.0%
Pierce County 650 0.0%
Burnett County 532 40.0%
Washington County 210 0.0%
Barron County 211 50.0%
Eau Claire County 210 0.0%
Vilas County 110 0.0%
Racine 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: 83 applications in 2025, of which 58 were originated and 16 denied.

19.3% of all applications, or 20.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Wisconsin statewide average across all lenders was 14.0%.

The median rate on loans IDEAL Credit Union originated in Wisconsin in 2025 was 4.81%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are IDEAL Credit Union'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