Mortgage lender · Hillsboro, IL · LEI 549300KTBKVRBY302A16

Bank of Hillsboro review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Bank of Hillsboro earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 20.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 19th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.08 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 74th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

195Applications2025
65.1%Originatedof applications
20.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.00%Median ratenational 6.63%
$41MLoan volume4 states

Bank of Hillsboro at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

18.5%Denial rate (all applications)+0.48 pts vs national
20.3%Denial rate (decided applications)-2.25 pts vs national
65.1%Origination rate+7.10 pts vs national
6.7%Withdrawn by applicant
2.6%Closed for incompleteness
7.00%Median interest rate+0.38 pts vs national
0.08Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.18 pts vs national
$135,000Median loan amount
$1,920Median total loan costs
$83kMedian applicant income
77%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

19th20.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

74th0.08 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

62nd9.2%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

69th1.42% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202326316219.0%21.8%6.75%$31M
202428918117.0%19.7%7.00%$38M
202519512718.5%20.3%7.00%$41M

What Bank of Hillsboro lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 124 64% · 16.1% denied
Refinance 22 11% · 9.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 24 12% · 41.7% denied
Home improvement 4 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 21 11% · 19.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 195 100% · 18.5% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 4 manufactured homes, 78 investment properties.

Why Bank of Hillsboro denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 36 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 15 42%
Debt-to-income ratio 11 31%
Collateral 6 17%
Other 2 6%
Unverifiable information 1 3%
Insufficient cash 1 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Bank of Hillsboro

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k311342.3%
$50k – $100k472139.5%
$100k – $150k31198.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34261620.0%
35–44251414.3%
55–64261341.7%

Where Bank of Hillsboro lends

4 states and 21 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Illinois17110619.3%6.98%#269
Missouri191615.8%7.50%#440

Frequently asked questions

Bank of Hillsboro denied 20.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 19th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Bank of Hillsboro gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 41.7% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Bank of Hillsboro originated in 2025 was 7.00%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.08 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 64% of its applications were for home purchases, 24% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 13% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Bank of Hillsboro. Data sources · Methodology