American Financing · Illinois · 2025

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

American Financing took 496 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #126 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 19.6% of them and denied 47.0% (62.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

496Applicationsin IL
62.3%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$175,000Median loanstate $185,000
$18MVolume67 counties

American Financing in Illinois vs the state

47.0%Denial rate+29.86 pts vs state
62.3%Decision denial rate+40.62 pts vs state
19.6%Origination rate-39.18 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
0.39Rate spread (pts)+0.01 pts vs state
$88kMedian applicant income
97Loans originated
233Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232012848.8%6.56%#222
20244335160.7%6.25%#134
20254969747.0%6.25%#126

What American Financing lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 21 4% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 111 22% · 68.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 338 68% · 45.0% denied
Other / HELOC 26 5% · 19.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 165 33% · 33.3% denied
FHA 301 61% · 54.2% denied
VA 30 6% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Other 86 37%
Credit history 80 34%
Debt-to-income ratio 29 12%
Collateral 20 9%
Incomplete application 10 4%
Unverifiable information 4 2%
Insufficient cash 3 1%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most American Financing applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 1331666 49.6%
Will County 36816 44.4%
DuPage County 30514 46.7%
Kane County 2359 39.1%
Lake County 1946 31.6%
Madison County 1978 42.1%
Winnebago County 1969 47.4%
McHenry County 18213 72.2%
Tazewell County 1518 53.3%
St. Clair County 1336 46.2%

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: 496 applications in 2025, of which 97 were originated and 233 denied.

47.0% of all applications, or 62.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans American Financing originated in Illinois in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are American Financing'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