Clearedge Lending · Illinois · 2025

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

Clearedge Lending took 55 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #443 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.3% of them and denied 23.6% (31.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

55Applicationsin IL
31.7%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$285,000Median loanstate $185,000
$9.7MVolume11 counties

Clearedge Lending in Illinois vs the state

23.6%Denial rate+6.52 pts vs state
31.7%Decision denial rate+10.03 pts vs state
47.3%Origination rate-11.47 pts vs state
7.63%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
1.25Rate spread (pts)+0.87 pts vs state
$176kMedian applicant income
26Loans originated
13Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023753440.0%9.31%#382
2024493030.6%8.44%#450
2025552623.6%7.63%#443

What Clearedge Lending lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 33 60% · 24.2% denied
Refinance 7 13% · 28.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 14 25% · 14.3% denied
Other / HELOC 1 2% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 55 100% · 23.6% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Incomplete application 5 38%
Collateral 4 31%
Credit history 3 23%
Insufficient cash 1 8%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Clearedge Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 34168 23.5%
Will County 740 0.0%
DuPage County 412 50.0%
Lake County 220 0.0%
Madison County 220 0.0%
Peoria County 110 0.0%
St. Clair County 100 0.0%
Jersey County 101 100.0%
McHenry County 100 0.0%
Kendall County 101 100.0%

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: 55 applications in 2025, of which 26 were originated and 13 denied.

23.6% of all applications, or 31.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Clearedge Lending originated in Illinois in 2025 was 7.63%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Clearedge Lending'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