Commerce Bank · Illinois · 2025

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

Commerce Bank took 458 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #140 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 42.4% of them and denied 38.4% (46.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

458Applicationsin IL
46.8%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.87%Median ratestate 6.75%
$55,000Median loanstate $185,000
$26MVolume42 counties

Commerce Bank in Illinois vs the state

38.4%Denial rate+21.31 pts vs state
46.8%Decision denial rate+25.13 pts vs state
42.4%Origination rate-16.38 pts vs state
6.87%Median rate+0.12 pts vs state
0.59Rate spread (pts)+0.21 pts vs state
$76kMedian applicant income
194Loans originated
176Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202352620743.9%6.76%#105
202452022839.2%7.23%#114
202545819438.4%6.87%#140

What Commerce Bank lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 69 15% · 15.9% denied
Refinance 112 24% · 23.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 18 4% · 50.0% denied
Home improvement 129 28% · 47.3% denied
Other / HELOC 130 28% · 53.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 440 96% · 38.6% denied
FHA 14 3% · 35.7% denied
VA 2 0% · 50.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Other 76 43%
Debt-to-income ratio 74 42%
Credit history 14 8%
Collateral 12 7%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Commerce Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
McLean County 1086032 29.6%
St. Clair County 1014538 37.6%
Peoria County 813633 40.7%
Tazewell County 371514 37.8%
Cook County 2375 21.7%
Madison County 19312 63.2%
Woodford County 1476 42.9%
Monroe County 1165 45.5%
Champaign County 823 37.5%
Adams County 651 16.7%

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: 458 applications in 2025, of which 194 were originated and 176 denied.

38.4% of all applications, or 46.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Commerce Bank originated in Illinois in 2025 was 6.87%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Commerce 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