Affinity · Illinois · 2025

Affinity in Illinois: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Affinity took 12 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #660 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 33.3% of them and denied 50.0% (54.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

12Applicationsin IL
54.6%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
4.90%Median ratestate 6.75%
$60,000Median loanstate $185,000
$560kVolume5 counties

Affinity in Illinois vs the state

50.0%Denial rate+32.88 pts vs state
54.6%Decision denial rate+32.87 pts vs state
33.3%Origination rate-25.41 pts vs state
4.90%Median rate-1.85 pts vs state
-2.23Rate spread (pts)-2.61 pts vs state
$143kMedian applicant income
4Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236333.3%6.88%#747
20248262.5%6.99%#698
202512450.0%4.90%#660

What Affinity lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Cash-out refinance 6 50% · 50.0% denied
Home improvement 3 25% · 66.7% denied
Other / HELOC 3 25% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 12 100% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 33%
Credit history 2 33%
Collateral 2 33%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Affinity applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 504 80.0%
McHenry County 211 50.0%
Lake County 211 50.0%
Will County 210 0.0%
Kane County 110 0.0%

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: 12 applications in 2025, of which 4 were originated and 6 denied.

50.0% of all applications, or 54.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Affinity originated in Illinois in 2025 was 4.90%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Affinity'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