Bank of America · Illinois · 2025

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

Bank of America took 6,817 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #12 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 42.4% of them and denied 33.5% (43.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

6.8kApplicationsin IL
43.8%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
5.99%Median ratestate 6.75%
$125,000Median loanstate $185,000
$884MVolume79 counties

Bank of America in Illinois vs the state

33.5%Denial rate+16.33 pts vs state
43.8%Decision denial rate+22.09 pts vs state
42.4%Origination rate-16.36 pts vs state
5.99%Median rate-0.76 pts vs state
0.55Rate spread (pts)+0.17 pts vs state
$118kMedian applicant income
2,889Loans originated
2,280Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20237,2512,80546.0%6.88%#9
20246,5082,60436.5%6.99%#10
20256,8172,88933.5%5.99%#12

What Bank of America lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,838 27% · 17.1% denied
Refinance 969 14% · 27.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 84 1% · 19.1% denied
Home improvement 2,431 36% · 43.3% denied
Other / HELOC 1,495 22% · 42.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 6,757 99% · 33.5% denied
FHA 53 1% · 37.7% denied
VA 7 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Credit history 1,129 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 733 32%
Collateral 278 12%
Unverifiable information 58 3%
Other 53 2%
Insufficient cash 21 1%
Employment history 8 0%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Bank of America applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 3,7911,6211,294 34.1%
DuPage County 745362190 25.5%
Lake County 573273163 28.4%
Will County 499186186 37.3%
Kane County 306135108 35.3%
McHenry County 2209379 35.9%
St. Clair County 1043743 41.3%
Kendall County 883135 39.8%
Madison County 653215 23.1%
Winnebago County 32811 34.4%

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: 6,817 applications in 2025, of which 2,889 were originated and 2,280 denied.

33.5% of all applications, or 43.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Bank of America originated in Illinois in 2025 was 5.99%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Bank of America'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