Waterstone Mortgage · Wisconsin · 2025

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

Waterstone Mortgage took 469 mortgage applications in Wisconsin in 2025, ranking #92 of 938 lenders active in the state. It originated 84.2% of them and denied 1.7% (2.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.0%.

469Applicationsin WI
2.0%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$225,000Median loanstate $165,000
$98MVolume46 counties

Waterstone Mortgage in Wisconsin vs the state

1.7%Denial rate-12.30 pts vs state
2.0%Decision denial rate-14.39 pts vs state
84.2%Origination rate+16.07 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.42Rate spread (pts)+0.30 pts vs state
$84kMedian applicant income
395Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in Wisconsin

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234623523.5%6.63%#82
20244773772.7%6.88%#84
20254693951.7%6.63%#92

What Waterstone Mortgage lends in Wisconsin

By loan purpose

Home purchase 401 86% · 1.3% denied
Refinance 39 8% · 5.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 29 6% · 3.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 373 80% · 0.5% denied
FHA 63 13% · 7.9% denied
VA 31 7% · 3.2% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Wisconsin applicants

Credit history 2 25%
Collateral 2 25%
Other 1 13%
Employment history 1 13%
Unverifiable information 1 13%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 13%

Where in Wisconsin

Counties with the most Waterstone Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Winnebago County 70641 1.4%
Outagamie County 64551 1.6%
St. Croix County 50381 2.0%
Brown County 42400 0.0%
Calumet County 26260 0.0%
Waupaca County 24190 0.0%
Milwaukee County 24181 4.2%
Waukesha County 19151 5.3%
Portage County 17131 5.9%
Wood County 17110 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: 469 applications in 2025, of which 395 were originated and 8 denied.

1.7% of all applications, or 2.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Wisconsin statewide average across all lenders was 14.0%.

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

About this data. Figures are Waterstone Mortgage'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