Mortgage lender · Chester, IL · LEI 549300CSKW4TNZHEOO36

Buena Vista National Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Buena Vista National Bank earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 4.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 77th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

204Applications2025
84.8%Originatedof applications
4.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$30MLoan volume8 states

Buena Vista National Bank at a glance, 2025

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

3.9%Denial rate (all applications)-14.06 pts vs national
4.3%Denial rate (decided applications)-18.29 pts vs national
84.8%Origination rate+26.77 pts vs national
8.8%Withdrawn by applicant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
$94kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
1High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A 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%

77th4.3% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

64th8.8%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232021835.9%6.0%$25M
20242051792.9%3.1%$25M
20252041733.9%4.3%$30M

What Buena Vista National Bank 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 121 59% · 5.0% denied
Refinance 31 15% · 3.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 23 11% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 8 4% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 21 10% · 4.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 204 100% · 3.9% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 5 manufactured homes, 60 investment properties.

Why Buena Vista National Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 8 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 4 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 38%
Insufficient cash 1 13%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Buena Vista National Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k32263.7%
$50k – $100k71559.5%
$100k – $150k37332.9%
$150k – $250k30270.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2524180.0%
25–34342516.7%
35–4436330.0%
45–5433293.2%
55–6437342.9%

Where Buena Vista National Bank lends

8 states and 32 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Illinois1801524.4%#260
Missouri17160.0%#451

Frequently asked questions

Buena Vista National Bank denied 4.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 77th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Buena Vista National Bank gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 50.0% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

In 2025, 59% of its applications were for home purchases, 26% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 14% 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 Buena Vista National Bank. Data sources · Methodology