Fair Way Lending · Illinois · 2025

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

Fair Way Lending took 13 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #648 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.2% of them and denied 0.0% (0.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

13Applicationsin IL
0.0%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$175,000Median loanstate $185,000
$1.4MVolume7 counties

Fair Way Lending in Illinois vs the state

0.0%Denial rate-17.12 pts vs state
0.0%Decision denial rate-21.68 pts vs state
69.2%Origination rate+10.49 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
1.01Rate spread (pts)+0.63 pts vs state
$99kMedian applicant income
9Loans originated
0Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023550.0%7.00%#776
20251390.0%6.63%#648

What Fair Way Lending lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 13 100% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1 8% · 0.0% denied
FHA 8 62% · 0.0% denied
VA 1 8% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 3 23% · 0.0% denied

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Fair Way Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Marion County 420 0.0%
Perry County 210 0.0%
Williamson County 210 0.0%
Franklin County 220 0.0%
Champaign County 110 0.0%
Jackson County 110 0.0%
Pulaski County 110 0.0%

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: 13 applications in 2025, of which 9 were originated and 0 denied.

0.0% of all applications, or 0.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Fair Way Lending originated in Illinois in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Fair Way 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