Pillar Bank · Wisconsin · 2025

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

Pillar Bank took 31 mortgage applications in Wisconsin in 2025, ranking #384 of 938 lenders active in the state. It originated 58.1% of them and denied 12.9% (16.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.0%.

31Applicationsin WI
16.0%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$55,000Median loanstate $165,000
$4.7MVolume6 counties

Pillar Bank in Wisconsin vs the state

12.9%Denial rate-1.11 pts vs state
16.0%Decision denial rate-0.36 pts vs state
58.1%Origination rate-10.09 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$72kMedian applicant income
18Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Wisconsin

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202343359.3%#323
202430223.3%#375
2025311812.9%#384

What Pillar Bank lends in Wisconsin

By loan purpose

Home purchase 14 45% · 7.1% denied
Refinance 4 13% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 19% · 33.3% denied
Home improvement 3 10% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 4 13% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 31 100% · 12.9% denied

Where in Wisconsin

Counties with the most Pillar Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Polk County 19103 15.8%
St. Croix County 531 20.0%
Rusk County 210 0.0%
Chippewa County 220 0.0%
Washburn County 110 0.0%
Burnett 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: 31 applications in 2025, of which 18 were originated and 4 denied.

12.9% of all applications, or 16.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Wisconsin statewide average across all lenders was 14.0%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Pillar 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