Mortgage lender · Lebanon, TN · LEI 254900PVWALA7JTBXA31

Wilson Bank and Trust review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Wilson Bank and Trust earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 12.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 41st percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.46 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 23rd percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.0kApplications2025
68.7%Originatedof applications
12.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.04%Median ratenational 6.63%
$511MLoan volume9 states

Wilson Bank and Trust at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

11.4%Denial rate (all applications)-6.58 pts vs national
12.7%Denial rate (decided applications)-9.85 pts vs national
68.7%Origination rate+10.70 pts vs national
10.5%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
7.04%Median interest rate+0.42 pts vs national
0.46Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.21 pts vs national
$255,000Median loan amount
$4,255Median total loan costs
$125kMedian applicant income
65%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

41st12.7% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

23rd0.46 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

80th10.5%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

74th1.67% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,1891,5709.6%10.6%7.69%$516M
20242,1241,47212.0%13.2%7.50%$592M
20251,9831,36311.4%12.7%7.04%$511M

What Wilson Bank and Trust lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 802 40% · 4.6% denied
Refinance 373 19% · 9.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 47 2% · 10.6% denied
Home improvement 252 13% · 12.7% denied
Other / HELOC 509 26% · 22.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,942 98% · 11.5% denied
FHA 23 1% · 8.7% denied
VA 12 1% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 6 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 700 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 37 manufactured homes, 341 investment properties.

Why Wilson Bank and Trust denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 226 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 144 64%
Credit history 54 24%
Collateral 23 10%
Unverifiable information 2 1%
Other 2 1%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Wilson Bank and Trust

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1577735.2%
$50k – $100k52236015.2%
$100k – $150k38926811.1%
$150k – $250k38125011.9%
Over $250k3492506.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25291912.0%
25–3427219211.8%
35–4439325914.8%
45–5441626317.0%
55–6440927416.0%
65–742201654.0%
Over 741057012.1%

Where Wilson Bank and Trust lends

9 states and 59 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Tennessee1,9361,33811.4%7.04%#39
Alabama1390.0%6.15%#437
Georgia540.0%7.07%#760

Frequently asked questions

Wilson Bank and Trust denied 12.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 41st percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Wilson Bank and Trust gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 63.7% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Wilson Bank and Trust originated in 2025 was 7.04%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.46 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 40% of its applications were for home purchases, 21% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 38% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 98% conventional, 1% FHA, 1% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Wilson Bank and Trust. Data sources · Methodology