Charles Schwab Bank · Illinois · 2025

Charles Schwab Bank in Illinois: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Charles Schwab Bank took 218 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #237 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 91.7% of them and denied 6.0% (6.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

218Applicationsin IL
6.0%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
5.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$615,000Median loanstate $185,000
$149MVolume13 counties

Charles Schwab Bank in Illinois vs the state

6.0%Denial rate-11.16 pts vs state
6.0%Decision denial rate-15.72 pts vs state
91.7%Origination rate+33.00 pts vs state
5.63%Median rate-1.13 pts vs state
-0.20Rate spread (pts)-0.58 pts vs state
$337kMedian applicant income
200Loans originated
13Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202370691.4%5.88%#394
2024105977.6%6.05%#332
20252182006.0%5.63%#237

What Charles Schwab Bank lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 147 67% · 4.1% denied
Refinance 42 19% · 11.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 10 5% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 12 6% · 16.7% denied
Other / HELOC 7 3% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 218 100% · 6.0% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Collateral 9 69%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 23%
Other 1 8%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Charles Schwab Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 14513310 6.9%
Lake County 32302 6.3%
DuPage County 27231 3.7%
Kane County 550 0.0%
McLean County 110 0.0%
Sangamon County 110 0.0%
McHenry County 110 0.0%
Menard County 110 0.0%
Kendall County 110 0.0%
Monroe County 110 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: 218 applications in 2025, of which 200 were originated and 13 denied.

6.0% of all applications, or 6.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Charles Schwab Bank originated in Illinois in 2025 was 5.63%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Charles Schwab Bank'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