CMG Mortgage · Illinois · 2025

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

CMG Mortgage took 606 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #115 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.0% of them and denied 6.9% (8.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

606Applicationsin IL
8.9%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$285,000Median loanstate $185,000
$121MVolume46 counties

CMG Mortgage in Illinois vs the state

6.9%Denial rate-10.19 pts vs state
8.9%Decision denial rate-12.80 pts vs state
63.0%Origination rate+4.30 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.39Rate spread (pts)+0.01 pts vs state
$123kMedian applicant income
382Loans originated
42Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234653076.2%6.75%#118
20246053846.0%6.99%#100
20256063826.9%6.63%#115

What CMG Mortgage lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 369 61% · 4.9% denied
Refinance 116 19% · 8.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 103 17% · 8.7% denied
Other / HELOC 18 3% · 27.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 416 69% · 6.5% denied
FHA 107 18% · 10.3% denied
VA 71 12% · 5.6% denied
USDA / RHS 12 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 15 36%
Credit history 11 26%
Other 10 24%
Unverifiable information 3 7%
Collateral 2 5%
Insufficient cash 1 2%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most CMG Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 18010120 11.1%
DuPage County 55352 3.6%
St. Clair County 54392 3.7%
Lake County 40244 10.0%
Will County 38165 13.2%
Winnebago County 38311 2.6%
Kane County 33281 3.0%
McHenry County 22140 0.0%
Madison County 14100 0.0%
Peoria County 1102 18.2%

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: 606 applications in 2025, of which 382 were originated and 42 denied.

6.9% of all applications, or 8.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans CMG Mortgage originated in Illinois in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are CMG Mortgage'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