Mortgage lending in Eau Claire County
2,498 mortgages were originated in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, in 2025.
30-year fixed, this week
6.58%
Freddie Mac’s survey average for the week of July 23, 2026 — a year earlier it was 6.75%, and the past year ranged 5.98–6.72%. The figures below are from 2025 filings and do not move with the market. Rate history
- Loans originated
- 2,498
- Median rate
- 6.750%
- Median lender fees
- $3,652
- Median loan amount
- $185,000
- Median spread over APOR
- 0.240
- Paid discount points
- 23.4%
- Received lender credits
- 14.9%
- Purchases / refinances
- 46.4% / 25.5%
- Conventional / FHA / VA
- 89.9% / 5.7% / 4.2%
Figures are medians of loans actually originated in 2025, as reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. They describe what borrowers received, not what you would be offered: HMDA contains no credit scores, so these numbers cannot be read as pricing for any individual. Lender fees are reported for 56.7% of loans here — see methodology.
Loan limits here in 2026
- Conforming limit
- $832,750
- FHA limit
- $541,287
Borrow more than $832,750 and the loan becomes jumbo — outside agency rules, priced by each lender on its own terms. How limits work
Who lent here
Lenders with at least 50 loans in Eau Claire County, ranked by volume.
| Lender | Loans | Median fees | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Credit Union | 891 | $3,353 | 6.750% |
| WESTCONSIN Credit Union | 162 | $2,183 | 7.500% |
| Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 146 | $5,903 | 6.500% |
| Nicolet National Bank | 91 | — | 7.000% |
| Associated Bank, National Association | 78 | — | 7.250% |
| U.S. Bank National Association | 77 | — | 8.050% |
| Citizens Community Federal National Association | 58 | — | 6.625% |
What lenders charged here
Lender fees on a $185,000 loan, based on what was actually charged in Eau Claire County — not a rule of thumb.
From 1,417 loans where fees were reported. This is what the lender charges — sections A and B of a Loan Estimate. Title, appraisal, escrow and taxes are extra and are not in these figures. Compare two offers