Wells Fargo Bank · Alaska · 2025

Wells Fargo Bank in Alaska: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Wells Fargo Bank took 248 mortgage applications in Alaska in 2025, ranking #20 of 252 lenders active in the state. It originated 46.8% of them and denied 20.2% (30.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.0%.

248Applicationsin AK
30.1%Decision denial ratestate 18.0%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.44%
$245,000Median loanstate $305,000
$33MVolume22 counties

Wells Fargo Bank in Alaska vs the state

20.2%Denial rate+6.15 pts vs state
30.1%Decision denial rate+12.14 pts vs state
46.8%Origination rate-13.91 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate+0.06 pts vs state
0.23Rate spread (pts)+0.10 pts vs state
$110kMedian applicant income
116Loans originated
50Denied

Trend in Alaska

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202332213429.8%6.25%#14
202428011530.0%6.50%#17
202524811620.2%6.50%#20

What Wells Fargo Bank lends in Alaska

By loan purpose

Home purchase 139 56% · 20.1% denied
Refinance 21 8% · 9.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 63 25% · 20.6% denied
Home improvement 13 5% · 30.8% denied
Other / HELOC 12 5% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 207 83% · 16.9% denied
FHA 18 7% · 50.0% denied
VA 23 9% · 26.1% denied

Why it denied Alaska applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 24 48%
Collateral 12 24%
Credit history 7 14%
Insufficient cash 3 6%
Other 2 4%
Unverifiable information 1 2%
Incomplete application 1 2%

Where in Alaska

Counties with the most Wells Fargo Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Anchorage Municipality 934119 20.4%
Matanuska-Susitna Borough 38235 13.2%
Kenai Peninsula Borough 29143 10.3%
Fairbanks North Star Borough 26116 23.1%
Juneau City and Borough 1033 30.0%
Chugach Census Area 933 33.3%
Ketchikan Gateway Borough 844 50.0%
Kodiak Island Borough 541 20.0%
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 520 0.0%
Haines Borough 430 0.0%

Other large lenders in Alaska

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Global Federal Credit UnionC 2,60116.0%6.63%
Residential MortgageB 1,9074.4%6.25%
NewrezD 1,3444.3%6.38%
Rocket MortgageC 1,05117.8%6.75%
Mortgage Research CenterC 84414.5%6.25%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 55112.2%6.12%
The Loan StoreB 5198.5%6.50%
NuVision Federal Credit UnionC 50132.9%4.99%
CREDIT UNION 1 Credit UnionD 46211.7%7.75%
First National Bank AlaskaC 4029.0%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

Alaska: 248 applications in 2025, of which 116 were originated and 50 denied.

20.2% of all applications, or 30.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alaska statewide average across all lenders was 14.0%.

The median rate on loans Wells Fargo Bank originated in Alaska in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.44%.

About this data. Figures are Wells Fargo Bank's own HMDA filing for properties located in Alaska, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology