Wells Fargo Bank · Rhode Island · 2025

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

Wells Fargo Bank took 94 mortgage applications in Rhode Island in 2025, ranking #71 of 453 lenders active in the state. It originated 57.5% of them and denied 19.2% (25.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.7%.

94Applicationsin RI
25.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.2%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.75%
$315,000Median loanstate $255,000
$30MVolume5 counties

Wells Fargo Bank in Rhode Island vs the state

19.2%Denial rate+0.45 pts vs state
25.0%Decision denial rate+1.83 pts vs state
57.5%Origination rate-2.30 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.05Rate spread (pts)-0.14 pts vs state
$171kMedian applicant income
54Loans originated
18Denied

Trend in Rhode Island

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023964131.3%6.25%#63
2024662330.3%6.63%#76
2025945419.2%6.38%#71

What Wells Fargo Bank lends in Rhode Island

By loan purpose

Home purchase 49 52% · 16.3% denied
Refinance 4 4% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 26 28% · 15.4% denied
Home improvement 4 4% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 11 12% · 45.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 83 88% · 15.7% denied
FHA 10 11% · 50.0% denied
VA 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Rhode Island applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 7 39%
Credit history 5 28%
Collateral 3 17%
Other 2 11%
Insufficient cash 1 6%

Where in Rhode Island

Counties with the most Wells Fargo Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Providence County 34219 26.5%
Kent County 24144 16.7%
Washington County 23144 17.4%
Newport County 1031 10.0%
Bristol County 320 0.0%

Other large lenders in Rhode Island

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 6,32927.8%7.40%
Navigant Credit UnionB 2,84716.1%6.50%
COASTAL1 Credit UnionB 1,93124.3%6.75%
The Washington Trust Company, of WesterlyC 1,75521.9%6.38%
Rocket MortgageC 1,43019.7%6.75%
Movement MortgageA 1,3083.6%6.63%
Bank of AmericaF 1,29839.1%6.24%
Primary Residential MortgageC 1,0568.4%6.63%
BankNewportB 1,01419.7%6.63%
CMG MortgageA 9927.6%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

Rhode Island: 94 applications in 2025, of which 54 were originated and 18 denied.

19.2% of all applications, or 25.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Rhode Island statewide average across all lenders was 18.7%.

The median rate on loans Wells Fargo Bank originated in Rhode Island in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

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