Safe Rate Rankings

Best Bank Mortgage Lenders in Wisconsin

Updated February 6, 2026
⚖️ The 4 PsRankings are calculated based on observed lender differences on closed loans across Pricing, Pull-through, Product, and Place.
🛡️ No Pay to PlayLenders cannot buy their way to the top. Rankings are 100% earned.
📊 HMDA 2024Built using publicly available originated loan data from the federal government.
🎯 Peer BenchmarkedPerformance is normalized and benchmarked against peer institutions.
Total Lenders36
Total Loans20,136
Median Rate Spread0.18%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
Johnson BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$509Fees
0.035%Above
1,674
2
Bank First, N.A.Bank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$242Fees
0.002%Above
655
3
Associated Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$534Fees
0.047%Below
2,002
4
Old National BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,095Fees
0.029%Below
330
5
National Exchange Bank and TrustBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$111Fees
0.032%Above
281
6
Lake Ridge BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$475Fees
0.039%Above
240
7
The Equitable Bank, S.S.B.Bank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$662Fees
0.014%Above
221
8
Horicon BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$209Fees
0.006%Below
196
9
The Park BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$361Fees
0.072%Below
170
10
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$486Fees
0.170%Above
1,404
11
Bank Five NineBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,040Fees
0.200%Above
1,027
12
Waukesha State BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$337Fees
0.151%Above
374
13
The Bank of New GlarusBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$567Fees
0.306%Above
319
14
Great Midwest Bank, S.S.B.Bank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$556Fees
0.193%Above
317
15
First Federal BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$815Fees
0.098%Above
225
16
Peoples State BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$459Fees
0.023%Below
169
17
The Huntington National BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,197Fees
0.373%Above
378
18
Nicolet National BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$982Fees
0.291%Above
931
19
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$2,004Fees
0.228%Above
903
20
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,948Fees
0.153%Above
521
21
Forward BankBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$770Fees
0.177%Above
203
22
Royal BankBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,244Fees
0.118%Above
154
23
North Shore BankBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$719Fees
0.255%Above
151
24
Bell BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,730Fees
0.308%Above
767
25
NexBankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,761Fees
0.329%Above
191
26
Barrington Bank & Trust Company, National AssociationBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$1,733Fees
0.196%Above
1,160
27
BMO Bank National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$412Fees
0.300%Above
378
28
Home State Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,693Fees
0.351%Above
216
29
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,674Fees
0.194%Below
200
30
Bankers' BankBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,445Fees
0.174%Above
163
31
CIBM BankBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$976Fees
0.358%Above
153
32
Tri City National BankBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,155Fees
0.214%Above
140
33
The First National Bank and Trust CompanyBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,165Fees
0.376%Above
136
34
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$1,633Fees
0.404%Above
383
35
Bank of EnglandBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$2,064Fees
0.468%Above
352
36
Ixonia BankBank
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Exceptional
$2,614Fees
0.578%Above
699

How We Rank Lenders

Our rankings use geometric mean scoring across equally-weighted categories. This rewards lenders who perform consistently well across all metrics, not just excel in one area.

Our Point System (Max 30 Points)

10
Pricing
Rate and fee competitiveness (33%)
10
Pull Through
Reliability in closing loans (33%)
10
Place
Local market expertise (33%)

Data Integrity & Updates

Data is updated quarterly based on the latest HMDA filings and proprietary SafeRate analysis. All metrics are calculated using standardized methodologies to ensure fair comparison across lenders.