Armed Forces Bank · Illinois · 2025

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

Armed Forces Bank took 54 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #449 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 46.3% of them and denied 14.8% (24.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

54Applicationsin IL
24.2%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.75%
$335,000Median loanstate $185,000
$11MVolume17 counties

Armed Forces Bank in Illinois vs the state

14.8%Denial rate-2.31 pts vs state
24.2%Decision denial rate+2.56 pts vs state
46.3%Origination rate-12.44 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
-0.39Rate spread (pts)-0.77 pts vs state
$112kMedian applicant income
25Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023231413.0%6.31%#574
202433219.1%6.38%#514
2025542514.8%6.13%#449

What Armed Forces Bank lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 37 69% · 10.8% denied
Refinance 10 19% · 10.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 9% · 20.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 4% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 13 24% · 7.7% denied
FHA 2 4% · 100.0% denied
VA 39 72% · 12.8% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Other 2 25%
Credit history 2 25%
Incomplete application 2 25%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 13%
Collateral 1 13%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Armed Forces Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 1435 35.7%
St. Clair County 950 0.0%
Lake County 650 0.0%
Madison County 311 33.3%
Sangamon County 330 0.0%
Kane County 320 0.0%
DuPage County 320 0.0%
Hancock County 210 0.0%
Peoria County 201 50.0%
Ogle County 220 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: 54 applications in 2025, of which 25 were originated and 8 denied.

14.8% of all applications, or 24.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Armed Forces Bank originated in Illinois in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Armed Forces 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