Mortgage Research Center · Wisconsin · 2025

Mortgage Research Center in Wisconsin: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Mortgage Research Center took 3,213 mortgage applications in Wisconsin in 2025, ranking #15 of 938 lenders active in the state. It originated 54.3% of them and denied 15.8% (22.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.0%.

3.2kApplicationsin WI
22.4%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$275,000Median loanstate $165,000
$515MVolume72 counties

Mortgage Research Center in Wisconsin vs the state

15.8%Denial rate+1.74 pts vs state
22.4%Decision denial rate+6.01 pts vs state
54.3%Origination rate-13.90 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.22Rate spread (pts)-0.34 pts vs state
$91kMedian applicant income
1,743Loans originated
506Denied

Trend in Wisconsin

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,9241,08416.1%6.75%#20
20242,4561,42615.4%6.50%#20
20253,2131,74315.8%6.25%#15

What Mortgage Research Center lends in Wisconsin

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,884 59% · 7.7% denied
Refinance 585 18% · 17.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 744 23% · 34.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 299 9% · 22.4% denied
FHA 154 5% · 22.1% denied
VA 2,757 86% · 14.7% denied
USDA / RHS 3 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Wisconsin applicants

Credit history 288 57%
Incomplete application 71 14%
Other 69 14%
Debt-to-income ratio 34 7%
Collateral 30 6%
Insufficient cash 9 2%
Employment history 5 1%

Where in Wisconsin

Counties with the most Mortgage Research Center applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Milwaukee County 32116956 17.4%
Rock County 1539132 20.9%
Waukesha County 1295127 20.9%
Winnebago County 1256719 15.2%
Kenosha County 1237023 18.7%
Racine County 1226119 15.6%
Brown County 1197319 16.0%
Dane County 1175615 12.8%
Marathon County 1115913 11.7%
Outagamie County 894812 13.5%

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: 3,213 applications in 2025, of which 1,743 were originated and 506 denied.

15.8% of all applications, or 22.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Wisconsin statewide average across all lenders was 14.0%.

The median rate on loans Mortgage Research Center originated in Wisconsin in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Mortgage Research Center'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