Wells Fargo Bank · Minnesota · 2025

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

Wells Fargo Bank took 2,449 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #15 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.1% of them and denied 13.0% (17.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

2.4kApplicationsin MN
17.5%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$235,000Median loanstate $215,000
$511MVolume83 counties

Wells Fargo Bank in Minnesota vs the state

13.0%Denial rate-0.57 pts vs state
17.5%Decision denial rate+1.12 pts vs state
61.1%Origination rate-5.28 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.07Rate spread (pts)-0.18 pts vs state
$99kMedian applicant income
1,496Loans originated
319Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,8211,68317.6%6.50%#12
20242,3411,27018.0%6.50%#15
20252,4491,49613.0%6.38%#15

What Wells Fargo Bank lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,454 59% · 10.0% denied
Refinance 205 8% · 10.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 591 24% · 18.1% denied
Home improvement 78 3% · 18.0% denied
Other / HELOC 121 5% · 25.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,300 94% · 12.2% denied
FHA 98 4% · 31.6% denied
VA 51 2% · 13.7% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 153 48%
Collateral 86 27%
Credit history 33 10%
Other 24 8%
Insufficient cash 15 5%
Unverifiable information 6 2%
Incomplete application 2 1%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most Wells Fargo Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hennepin County 60237070 11.6%
Ramsey County 22713533 14.5%
Dakota County 22714238 16.7%
Anoka County 19812931 15.7%
Washington County 1559117 11.0%
Wright County 88617 8.0%
Scott County 86539 10.5%
St. Louis County 764212 15.8%
Sherburne County 603213 21.7%
Carver County 52304 7.7%

Other large lenders in Minnesota

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 8,69410.6%6.38%
U.S. BankD 8,62430.4%7.88%
Bell BankA 7,9875.3%6.63%
Rocket MortgageC 7,63016.3%6.63%
Trustone Financial Credit UnionC 6,06620.0%7.25%
Affinity PlusC 5,43814.6%6.63%
Blaze Credit UnionB 4,07412.3%6.38%
Wings Financial Credit UnionA 3,96016.4%7.25%
Crosscountry MortgageB 3,9422.1%6.63%
Fairway Independent MortgageB 3,3273.2%6.75%

Frequently asked questions

Minnesota: 2,449 applications in 2025, of which 1,496 were originated and 319 denied.

13.0% of all applications, or 17.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

The median rate on loans Wells Fargo Bank originated in Minnesota in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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