Mortgage lender · Milan, IL · LEI 5493002L7I6EYKW3NG91

Blackhawk Bank & Trust review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Blackhawk Bank & Trust earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 12.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 39th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

285Applications2025
73.7%Originatedof applications
12.4%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$36MLoan volume7 states

Blackhawk Bank & Trust at a glance, 2025

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

10.5%Denial rate (all applications)-7.45 pts vs national
12.4%Denial rate (decided applications)-10.19 pts vs national
73.7%Origination rate+15.65 pts vs national
15.1%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$105,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$80kMedian applicant income
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%

39th12.4% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

35th15.1%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232782048.3%10.1%$43M
202427519210.9%13.0%$44M
202528521010.5%12.4%$36M

What Blackhawk Bank & Trust 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 185 65% · 8.7% denied
Refinance 41 14% · 17.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 36 13% · 2.8% denied
Home improvement 14 5% · 14.3% denied
Other / HELOC 9 3% · 44.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 285 100% · 10.5% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 130 investment properties.

Who gets approved at Blackhawk Bank & Trust

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k421945.7%
$50k – $100k684217.7%
$100k – $150k34290.0%
$150k – $250k221412.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34402314.8%
35–4436309.1%
45–54311436.4%
55–64352314.8%
65–74211323.5%

Where Blackhawk Bank & Trust lends

7 states and 13 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Illinois2121579.9%#240
Iowa634412.7%#196
Florida550.0%#1,089

Frequently asked questions

Blackhawk Bank & Trust denied 12.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 39th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

In 2025, 65% of its applications were for home purchases, 27% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 8% 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 Blackhawk Bank & Trust. Data sources · Methodology