Wells Fargo Bank · New York · 2025

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

Wells Fargo Bank took 4,975 mortgage applications in New York in 2025, ranking #17 of 750 lenders active in the state. It originated 54.9% of them and denied 14.4% (20.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.8%.

5.0kApplicationsin NY
20.8%Decision denial ratestate 24.0%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$585,000Median loanstate $235,000
$8.6BVolume60 counties

Wells Fargo Bank in New York vs the state

14.4%Denial rate-5.32 pts vs state
20.8%Decision denial rate-3.25 pts vs state
54.9%Origination rate-4.66 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.18Rate spread (pts)-0.39 pts vs state
$247kMedian applicant income
2,733Loans originated
718Denied

Trend in New York

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236,8743,53718.4%6.00%#11
20245,2642,72717.5%6.25%#18
20254,9752,73314.4%6.13%#17

What Wells Fargo Bank lends in New York

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3,566 72% · 11.4% denied
Refinance 445 9% · 11.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 729 15% · 26.2% denied
Home improvement 68 1% · 30.9% denied
Other / HELOC 167 3% · 29.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,802 97% · 13.7% denied
FHA 151 3% · 36.4% denied
VA 22 0% · 31.8% denied

Why it denied New York applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 384 53%
Collateral 179 25%
Credit history 62 9%
Other 49 7%
Insufficient cash 28 4%
Unverifiable information 10 1%
Incomplete application 5 1%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in New York

Counties with the most Wells Fargo Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
New York County 1,157665123 10.6%
Kings County 69940482 11.7%
Westchester County 63036277 12.2%
Nassau County 49229551 10.4%
Suffolk County 49227662 12.6%
Queens County 460201112 24.3%
Bronx County 1417435 24.8%
Dutchess County 79509 11.4%
Richmond County 73369 12.3%
Erie County 693017 24.6%

Other large lenders in New York

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 20,31532.7%7.97%
Rocket MortgageC 19,92422.0%6.88%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 14,77711.2%6.50%
JPMorgan Chase BankB 14,73511.7%6.38%
Manufacturers and Traders TrustC 12,33531.3%5.99%
Bank of AmericaF 10,19335.7%5.99%
Bethpage Federal Credit UnionC 9,73647.2%6.49%
TD BankD 9,23930.2%7.69%
NewrezD 8,65424.2%6.75%
ESL Federal Credit UnionB 7,81717.6%4.50%

Frequently asked questions

New York: 4,975 applications in 2025, of which 2,733 were originated and 718 denied.

14.4% of all applications, or 20.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The New York statewide average across all lenders was 19.8%.

The median rate on loans Wells Fargo Bank originated in New York in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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