Citibank · Illinois · 2025

Citibank in Illinois: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Citibank took 2,632 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #35 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.5% of them and denied 16.2% (24.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

2.6kApplicationsin IL
24.7%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$225,000Median loanstate $185,000
$756MVolume35 counties

Citibank in Illinois vs the state

16.2%Denial rate-0.97 pts vs state
24.7%Decision denial rate+3.01 pts vs state
47.5%Origination rate-11.21 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.07Rate spread (pts)-0.45 pts vs state
$121kMedian applicant income
1,251Loans originated
425Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,5469157.8%5.88%#47
20242,5131,09115.9%6.50%#32
20252,6321,25116.2%6.25%#35

What Citibank lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,207 46% · 9.8% denied
Refinance 244 9% · 3.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 176 7% · 19.9% denied
Home improvement 510 19% · 26.3% denied
Other / HELOC 495 19% · 26.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,575 98% · 16.0% denied
FHA 49 2% · 20.4% denied
VA 8 0% · 37.5% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 216 51%
Credit history 97 23%
Collateral 56 13%
Other 32 8%
Unverifiable information 19 4%
Insufficient cash 3 1%
Employment history 2 0%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Citibank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 1,806874281 15.6%
DuPage County 26112439 14.9%
Lake County 21211527 12.7%
Will County 1195129 24.4%
Kane County 964221 21.9%
McHenry County 682611 16.2%
Kendall County 1553 20.0%
Winnebago County 813 37.5%
Madison County 521 20.0%
Peoria County 402 50.0%

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: 2,632 applications in 2025, of which 1,251 were originated and 425 denied.

16.2% of all applications, or 24.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Citibank originated in Illinois in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Citibank'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