21st Mortgage · Illinois · 2025

21st Mortgage in Illinois: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

21st Mortgage took 1,702 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #51 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 15.0% of them and denied 57.6% (78.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

1.7kApplicationsin IL
78.2%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
11.12%Median ratestate 6.75%
$75,000Median loanstate $185,000
$20MVolume83 counties

21st Mortgage in Illinois vs the state

57.6%Denial rate+40.52 pts vs state
78.2%Decision denial rate+56.49 pts vs state
15.0%Origination rate-43.70 pts vs state
11.12%Median rate+4.37 pts vs state
5.80Rate spread (pts)+5.42 pts vs state
$61kMedian applicant income
256Loans originated
981Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,61136145.1%10.44%#43
20241,66133250.8%11.18%#47
20251,70225657.6%11.12%#51

What 21st Mortgage lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,659 97% · 57.0% denied
Refinance 18 1% · 77.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 0% · 66.7% denied
Home improvement 15 1% · 93.3% denied
Other / HELOC 7 0% · 85.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,702 100% · 57.6% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Credit history 611 62%
Debt-to-income ratio 239 24%
Incomplete application 44 4%
Insufficient cash 34 3%
Collateral 21 2%
Unverifiable information 17 2%
Other 14 1%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most 21st Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 29833199 66.8%
Sangamon County 16217120 74.1%
Kankakee County 1114743 38.7%
Lake County 1051351 48.6%
McLean County 931256 60.2%
Tazewell County 53344 83.0%
Will County 51730 58.8%
Champaign County 49631 63.3%
Marion County 481017 35.4%
Woodford County 45736 80.0%

Other large lenders in Illinois

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Guaranteed RateB 17,4794.9%6.63%
Rocket MortgageC 16,97119.7%6.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 15,64413.0%6.50%
JPMorgan Chase BankB 13,5749.7%6.49%
U.S. BankD 10,07638.3%7.00%
Crosscountry MortgageB 8,7794.5%6.75%
Fifth Third BankD 8,62832.1%7.50%
The Huntington National BankD 8,22631.9%6.99%
BMO BankF 8,00732.7%8.33%
Loandepot.ComD 7,01917.7%6.88%

Frequently asked questions

Illinois: 1,702 applications in 2025, of which 256 were originated and 981 denied.

57.6% of all applications, or 78.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans 21st Mortgage originated in Illinois in 2025 was 11.12%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are 21st Mortgage's own HMDA filing for properties located in Illinois, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology