Mortgage lender · Waukesha, WI · LEI 5493003H8ECZKN77IZ88

Waukesha State Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Waukesha State Bank earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 7.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 59th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.19 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 61st percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

918Applications2025
81.2%Originatedof applications
7.8%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$294MLoan volume4 states

Waukesha State Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

7.2%Denial rate (all applications)-10.79 pts vs national
7.8%Denial rate (decided applications)-14.80 pts vs national
81.2%Origination rate+23.12 pts vs national
4.5%Withdrawn by applicant
3.3%Closed for incompleteness
6.75%Median interest rate+0.13 pts vs national
0.19Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.07 pts vs national
$215,000Median loan amount
$2,434Median total loan costs
$143kMedian applicant income
70%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

59th7.8% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

61st0.19 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

68th7.7%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

80th1.13% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202391572810.5%11.2%7.25%$234M
20248947178.3%8.9%7.25%$230M
20259187457.2%7.8%6.75%$294M

What Waukesha State Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 384 42% · 2.3% denied
Refinance 222 24% · 6.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 48 5% · 6.3% denied
Home improvement 190 21% · 11.6% denied
Other / HELOC 74 8% · 24.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 907 99% · 7.3% denied
FHA 7 1% · 0.0% denied
VA 4 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 275 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 62 investment properties.

Why Waukesha State Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 66 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 49 74%
Credit history 10 15%
Other 6 9%
Insufficient cash 1 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Waukesha State Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k442825.6%
$50k – $100k21215414.4%
$100k – $150k1981605.0%
$150k – $250k2191884.9%
Over $250k1821573.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–341721465.2%
35–442111696.2%
45–5416713210.3%
55–6416112510.7%
65–74108917.7%
Over 7438318.6%

Where Waukesha State Bank lends

4 states and 29 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Wisconsin9157437.1%6.75%#54

Frequently asked questions

Waukesha State Bank denied 7.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 59th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Waukesha State Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 74.2% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Waukesha State Bank originated in 2025 was 6.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.19 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 42% of its applications were for home purchases, 29% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 29% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 99% conventional, 1% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Waukesha State Bank. Data sources · Methodology