Mortgage lending in Portage County
1,390 mortgages were originated in Portage 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
- 1,390
- Median rate
- 6.600%
- Median lender fees
- $2,945
- Median loan amount
- $155,000
- Median spread over APOR
- 0.121
- Paid discount points
- 21.9%
- Received lender credits
- 22.5%
- Purchases / refinances
- 40% / 36.2%
- Conventional / FHA / VA
- 89.4% / 5.1% / 5.5%
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 64% 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 Portage County, ranked by volume.
| Lender | Loans | Median fees | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| COVANTAGE CREDIT UNION | 236 | $2,358 | 6.500% |
| U.S. Bank National Association | 136 | $3,138 | 6.490% |
| University of Wisconsin Credit Union | 98 | — | 6.625% |
| SIMPLICITY | 97 | $1,559 | 7.250% |
| Associated Bank, National Association | 71 | — | 7.000% |
| Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 58 | $5,239 | 6.875% |
What lenders charged here
Lender fees on a $155,000 loan, based on what was actually charged in Portage County — not a rule of thumb.
From 889 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