Ameris Bank · Illinois · 2025

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

Ameris Bank took 170 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #270 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 82.4% of them and denied 5.9% (6.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

170Applicationsin IL
6.5%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$355,000Median loanstate $185,000
$52MVolume14 counties

Ameris Bank in Illinois vs the state

5.9%Denial rate-11.24 pts vs state
6.5%Decision denial rate-15.14 pts vs state
82.4%Origination rate+23.61 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.27Rate spread (pts)-0.11 pts vs state
$138kMedian applicant income
140Loans originated
10Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231721293.5%6.99%#249
20241571243.8%6.63%#266
20251701405.9%6.50%#270

What Ameris Bank lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 116 68% · 6.9% denied
Refinance 37 22% · 2.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 17 10% · 5.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 156 92% · 3.2% denied
FHA 10 6% · 30.0% denied
VA 4 2% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 4 40%
Employment history 2 20%
Other 2 20%
Unverifiable information 1 10%
Collateral 1 10%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Ameris Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 73614 5.5%
Will County 33272 6.1%
Lake County 20181 5.0%
DuPage County 13110 0.0%
Kane County 1190 0.0%
McHenry County 11100 0.0%
Winnebago County 200 0.0%
Grundy County 110 0.0%
Menard County 101 100.0%
Vermilion County 101 100.0%

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: 170 applications in 2025, of which 140 were originated and 10 denied.

5.9% of all applications, or 6.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Ameris Bank originated in Illinois in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Ameris Bank'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