Lower · Wisconsin · 2025

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

Lower took 314 mortgage applications in Wisconsin in 2025, ranking #115 of 938 lenders active in the state. It originated 58.0% of them and denied 12.7% (17.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.0%.

314Applicationsin WI
17.6%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$245,000Median loanstate $165,000
$50MVolume49 counties

Lower in Wisconsin vs the state

12.7%Denial rate-1.27 pts vs state
17.6%Decision denial rate+1.26 pts vs state
58.0%Origination rate-10.19 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.32Rate spread (pts)+0.20 pts vs state
$99kMedian applicant income
182Loans originated
40Denied

Trend in Wisconsin

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202317713010.2%7.13%#148
20242571678.2%6.88%#115
202531418212.7%6.63%#115

What Lower lends in Wisconsin

By loan purpose

Home purchase 141 45% · 3.6% denied
Refinance 48 15% · 8.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 125 40% · 24.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 186 59% · 5.9% denied
FHA 90 29% · 26.7% denied
VA 36 11% · 13.9% denied
USDA / RHS 2 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Wisconsin applicants

Credit history 18 45%
Debt-to-income ratio 11 28%
Collateral 8 20%
Other 1 3%
Insufficient cash 1 3%
Incomplete application 1 3%

Where in Wisconsin

Counties with the most Lower applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Milwaukee County 62416 9.7%
Waukesha County 37244 10.8%
Brown County 22151 4.5%
Racine County 1593 20.0%
Kenosha County 15110 0.0%
Outagamie County 1592 13.3%
Washington County 1373 23.1%
Walworth County 1262 16.7%
Dane County 1233 25.0%
Winnebago County 933 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: 314 applications in 2025, of which 182 were originated and 40 denied.

12.7% of all applications, or 17.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Wisconsin statewide average across all lenders was 14.0%.

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

About this data. Figures are Lower'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