North Shore Bank · Wisconsin · 2025

North Shore Bank in Wisconsin: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

North Shore Bank took 1,471 mortgage applications in Wisconsin in 2025, ranking #36 of 938 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.2% of them and denied 30.7% (32.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.0%.

1.5kApplicationsin WI
32.2%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
6.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$115,000Median loanstate $165,000
$267MVolume37 counties

North Shore Bank in Wisconsin vs the state

30.7%Denial rate+16.72 pts vs state
32.2%Decision denial rate+15.86 pts vs state
63.2%Origination rate-4.93 pts vs state
6.99%Median rate+0.37 pts vs state
0.31Rate spread (pts)+0.19 pts vs state
$96kMedian applicant income
930Loans originated
452Denied

Trend in Wisconsin

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,28982729.3%7.63%#27
20241,47989932.6%5.85%#32
20251,47193030.7%6.99%#36

What North Shore Bank lends in Wisconsin

By loan purpose

Home purchase 297 20% · 18.5% denied
Refinance 516 35% · 22.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 65 4% · 36.9% denied
Home improvement 306 21% · 42.5% denied
Other / HELOC 287 20% · 43.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,466 100% · 30.7% denied
VA 5 0% · 40.0% denied

Why it denied Wisconsin applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 231 51%
Credit history 127 28%
Collateral 56 12%
Incomplete application 26 6%
Insufficient cash 5 1%
Other 5 1%
Unverifiable information 1 0%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in Wisconsin

Counties with the most North Shore Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Milwaukee County 456265160 35.1%
Waukesha County 21015349 23.3%
Racine County 18411753 28.8%
Brown County 1308739 30.0%
Kenosha County 1156739 33.9%
Ozaukee County 634614 22.2%
Door County 634416 25.4%
Outagamie County 563719 33.9%
Washington County 41289 22.0%
Winnebago County 321810 31.3%

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: 1,471 applications in 2025, of which 930 were originated and 452 denied.

30.7% of all applications, or 32.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Wisconsin statewide average across all lenders was 14.0%.

The median rate on loans North Shore Bank originated in Wisconsin in 2025 was 6.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are North Shore Bank'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