Emm Loans · Illinois · 2025

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

Emm Loans took 49 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #462 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 34.7% of them and denied 28.6% (43.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

49Applicationsin IL
43.8%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
5.88%Median ratestate 6.75%
$225,000Median loanstate $185,000
$4.8MVolume16 counties

Emm Loans in Illinois vs the state

28.6%Denial rate+11.45 pts vs state
43.8%Decision denial rate+22.07 pts vs state
34.7%Origination rate-24.05 pts vs state
5.88%Median rate-0.88 pts vs state
0.33Rate spread (pts)-0.05 pts vs state
$81kMedian applicant income
17Loans originated
14Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023521413.5%6.19%#447
2024471912.8%5.99%#459
2025491728.6%5.88%#462

What Emm Loans lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1 2% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 48 98% · 29.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 6 12% · 66.7% denied
FHA 42 86% · 23.8% denied
VA 1 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Other 6 43%
Collateral 5 36%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 14%
Credit history 1 7%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Emm Loans applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 1427 50.0%
DuPage County 522 40.0%
Will County 530 0.0%
Champaign County 420 0.0%
McHenry County 320 0.0%
Sangamon County 310 0.0%
Winnebago County 211 50.0%
Kankakee County 201 50.0%
McLean County 201 50.0%
Kane County 201 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: 49 applications in 2025, of which 17 were originated and 14 denied.

28.6% of all applications, or 43.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Emm Loans originated in Illinois in 2025 was 5.88%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Emm Loans'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