Pennymac Loan Services · Wisconsin · 2025

Pennymac Loan Services in Wisconsin: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Pennymac Loan Services took 2,298 mortgage applications in Wisconsin in 2025, ranking #22 of 938 lenders active in the state. It originated 54.5% of them and denied 12.7% (18.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.0%.

2.3kApplicationsin WI
18.2%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$215,000Median loanstate $165,000
$312MVolume70 counties

Pennymac Loan Services in Wisconsin vs the state

12.7%Denial rate-1.30 pts vs state
18.2%Decision denial rate+1.88 pts vs state
54.5%Origination rate-13.62 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.27Rate spread (pts)+0.15 pts vs state
$89kMedian applicant income
1,253Loans originated
292Denied

Trend in Wisconsin

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202390541515.1%6.50%#42
20241,59584911.7%6.25%#25
20252,2981,25312.7%6.38%#22

What Pennymac Loan Services lends in Wisconsin

By loan purpose

Home purchase 325 14% · 10.8% denied
Refinance 885 39% · 5.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 636 28% · 21.4% denied
Other / HELOC 452 20% · 16.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 996 43% · 13.0% denied
FHA 835 36% · 16.1% denied
VA 451 20% · 6.4% denied
USDA / RHS 16 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Wisconsin applicants

Collateral 86 29%
Debt-to-income ratio 63 22%
Credit history 57 20%
Incomplete application 52 18%
Unverifiable information 16 5%
Insufficient cash 14 5%
Other 3 1%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in Wisconsin

Counties with the most Pennymac Loan Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Milwaukee County 39219139 9.9%
Waukesha County 19913518 9.0%
Racine County 1004721 21.0%
Brown County 80379 11.3%
Dane County 77477 9.1%
Kenosha County 66394 6.1%
Rock County 643913 20.3%
St. Croix County 623610 16.1%
Outagamie County 61376 9.8%
Washington County 59338 13.6%

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: 2,298 applications in 2025, of which 1,253 were originated and 292 denied.

12.7% of all applications, or 18.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Wisconsin statewide average across all lenders was 14.0%.

The median rate on loans Pennymac Loan Services originated in Wisconsin in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Pennymac Loan Services'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