Mortgage lender · Chatham, IL · LEI 549300B8C23BCNGJ4960

Community Banc Mortgage review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Community Banc Mortgage earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 13.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 35th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.30 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 46th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

506Applications2025
62.7%Originatedof applications
13.4%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$45MLoan volume8 states

Community Banc Mortgage at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

9.7%Denial rate (all applications)-8.30 pts vs national
13.4%Denial rate (decided applications)-9.24 pts vs national
62.7%Origination rate+4.62 pts vs national
24.1%Withdrawn by applicant
3.4%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.30Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.04 pts vs national
$125,000Median loan amount
$2,917Median total loan costs
$71kMedian applicant income
95%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

35th13.4% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

46th0.30 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

8th27.5%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

34th2.33% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202358037914.1%17.8%6.75%$50M
202456237811.4%14.5%6.50%$53M
20255063179.7%13.4%6.50%$45M

What Community Banc Mortgage lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 425 84% · 7.1% denied
Refinance 26 5% · 23.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 31 6% · 29.0% denied
Home improvement 4 1% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 20 4% · 15.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 343 68% · 7.9% denied
VA 26 5% · 11.5% denied
USDA / RHS 137 27% · 13.9% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 6 manufactured homes, 8 investment properties.

Why Community Banc Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 49 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 24 49%
Debt-to-income ratio 15 31%
Collateral 5 10%
Other 4 8%
Employment history 1 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Community Banc Mortgage

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1256621.4%
$50k – $100k23515011.8%
$100k – $150k102766.2%
$150k – $250k321917.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25106674.3%
25–3419511816.2%
35–44996711.8%
45–54462524.2%
55–64342215.4%

Where Community Banc Mortgage lends

8 states and 110 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Illinois3512318.8%6.50%#174
Missouri1175910.3%6.50%#251
Nebraska261915.4%6.63%#188
Kentucky5220.0%6.13%#484

Frequently asked questions

Community Banc Mortgage denied 13.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 35th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Community Banc Mortgage gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 49.0% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Community Banc Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.30 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 84% of its applications were for home purchases, 11% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 5% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 68% conventional, 0% FHA, 5% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Community Banc Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology