Wells Fargo Bank · Nebraska · 2025

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

Wells Fargo Bank took 515 mortgage applications in Nebraska in 2025, ranking #32 of 565 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.5% of them and denied 16.9% (23.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.5%.

515Applicationsin NE
23.3%Decision denial ratestate 15.1%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$185,000Median loanstate $185,000
$60MVolume61 counties

Wells Fargo Bank in Nebraska vs the state

16.9%Denial rate+4.36 pts vs state
23.3%Decision denial rate+8.18 pts vs state
55.5%Origination rate-11.75 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.23Rate spread (pts)0.00 pts vs state
$91kMedian applicant income
286Loans originated
87Denied

Trend in Nebraska

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202375041921.5%6.38%#16
202451525121.2%6.38%#27
202551528616.9%6.38%#32

What Wells Fargo Bank lends in Nebraska

By loan purpose

Home purchase 287 56% · 16.4% denied
Refinance 31 6% · 12.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 154 30% · 16.2% denied
Home improvement 20 4% · 30.0% denied
Other / HELOC 23 4% · 21.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 466 90% · 16.7% denied
FHA 35 7% · 22.9% denied
VA 14 3% · 7.1% denied

Why it denied Nebraska applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 38 44%
Collateral 17 20%
Credit history 11 13%
Insufficient cash 10 11%
Other 7 8%
Incomplete application 2 2%
Unverifiable information 2 2%

Where in Nebraska

Counties with the most Wells Fargo Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Douglas County 1679131 18.6%
Lancaster County 835211 13.3%
Sarpy County 613010 16.4%
Buffalo County 13110 0.0%
Hall County 1242 16.7%
Lincoln County 12101 8.3%
Adams County 1180 0.0%
Platte County 1071 10.0%
Box Butte County 833 37.5%
Dodge County 832 25.0%

Other large lenders in Nebraska

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 3,38417.6%6.75%
Pinnacle BankB 3,3714.3%6.95%
First National Bank of OmahaC 2,90219.6%7.00%
Charter West BankC 2,2586.6%6.50%
U.S. BankD 2,16332.9%6.99%
Veridian Credit UnionB 2,0519.8%6.49%
West Gate BankA 2,0405.0%6.50%
CentrisB 2,00216.3%6.25%
Union Bank and TrustB 1,83510.0%6.50%
Mortgage Research CenterC 1,65112.5%6.25%

Frequently asked questions

Nebraska: 515 applications in 2025, of which 286 were originated and 87 denied.

16.9% of all applications, or 23.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Nebraska statewide average across all lenders was 12.5%.

The median rate on loans Wells Fargo Bank originated in Nebraska 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 Nebraska, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology