Bank of Pontiac · Illinois · 2025

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

Bank of Pontiac took 285 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #196 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 84.2% of them and denied 2.5% (2.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

285Applicationsin IL
2.7%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
Median ratestate 6.75%
$125,000Median loanstate $185,000
$63MVolume27 counties

Bank of Pontiac in Illinois vs the state

2.5%Denial rate-14.66 pts vs state
2.7%Decision denial rate-18.95 pts vs state
84.2%Origination rate+25.47 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$99kMedian applicant income
240Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232642193.0%7.25%#176
20242511995.6%7.48%#201
20252852402.5%#196

What Bank of Pontiac lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 141 49% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 45 16% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 50 18% · 2.0% denied
Home improvement 25 9% · 4.0% denied
Other / HELOC 24 8% · 20.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 285 100% · 2.5% denied

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Bank of Pontiac applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Livingston County 1611385 3.1%
McLean County 29220 0.0%
Cook County 25250 0.0%
Will County 1281 8.3%
Grundy County 870 0.0%
Woodford County 630 0.0%
DuPage County 660 0.0%
Tazewell County 650 0.0%
Ford County 531 20.0%
Kane County 420 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: 285 applications in 2025, of which 240 were originated and 7 denied.

2.5% of all applications, or 2.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Bank of Pontiac'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