Wells Fargo Bank · Hawaii · 2025

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

Wells Fargo Bank took 106 mortgage applications in Hawaii in 2025, ranking #59 of 321 lenders active in the state. It originated 44.3% of them and denied 27.4% (38.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.8%.

106Applicationsin HI
38.2%Decision denial ratestate 27.3%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.15%
$705,000Median loanstate $405,000
$52MVolume4 counties

Wells Fargo Bank in Hawaii vs the state

27.4%Denial rate+5.53 pts vs state
38.2%Decision denial rate+10.85 pts vs state
44.3%Origination rate-11.03 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.15 pts vs state
-0.16Rate spread (pts)+0.09 pts vs state
$275kMedian applicant income
47Loans originated
29Denied

Trend in Hawaii

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231584938.6%6.25%#33
20241284623.4%6.38%#45
20251064727.4%6.00%#59

What Wells Fargo Bank lends in Hawaii

By loan purpose

Home purchase 65 61% · 30.8% denied
Refinance 15 14% · 13.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 13 12% · 30.8% denied
Home improvement 3 3% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 10 9% · 30.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 99 93% · 27.3% denied
FHA 1 1% · 0.0% denied
VA 6 6% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied Hawaii applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 13 45%
Collateral 12 41%
Other 2 7%
Insufficient cash 1 3%
Credit history 1 3%

Where in Hawaii

Counties with the most Wells Fargo Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Honolulu County 602418 30.0%
Maui County 1878 44.4%
Hawaii County 16102 12.5%
Kauai County 1261 8.3%

Other large lenders in Hawaii

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Bank of HawaiiC 3,67927.8%6.00%
First Hawaiian BankB 2,74019.4%5.87%
American Savings BankC 2,47934.5%5.65%
Hawaiiusa Federal Credit UnionC 1,83338.1%5.65%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 1,71011.1%6.13%
Rocket MortgageC 1,63722.4%6.63%
Central Pacific BankC 1,51933.6%6.13%
Hawaii State Federal Credit UnionC 1,41830.0%5.90%
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 98530.2%8.10%
Freedom MortgageB 92410.8%5.75%

Frequently asked questions

Hawaii: 106 applications in 2025, of which 47 were originated and 29 denied.

27.4% of all applications, or 38.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Hawaii statewide average across all lenders was 21.8%.

The median rate on loans Wells Fargo Bank originated in Hawaii in 2025 was 6.00%, against a statewide median of 6.15%.

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