FCB Banks · Illinois · 2025

FCB Banks in Illinois: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

FCB Banks took 1,655 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #55 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 77.8% of them and denied 9.1% (10.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

1.7kApplicationsin IL
10.5%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.75%
$135,000Median loanstate $185,000
$263MVolume25 counties

FCB Banks in Illinois vs the state

9.1%Denial rate-8.00 pts vs state
10.5%Decision denial rate-11.21 pts vs state
77.8%Origination rate+19.02 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.70Rate spread (pts)+0.32 pts vs state
$107kMedian applicant income
1,287Loans originated
151Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,4751,1537.2%6.95%#50
20241,4901,1568.1%7.70%#52
20251,6551,2879.1%6.88%#55

What FCB Banks lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 885 53% · 4.6% denied
Refinance 251 15% · 12.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 80 5% · 10.0% denied
Home improvement 277 17% · 14.4% denied
Other / HELOC 162 10% · 18.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,520 92% · 9.0% denied
FHA 71 4% · 11.3% denied
VA 37 2% · 8.1% denied
USDA / RHS 27 2% · 14.8% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Credit history 67 44%
Debt-to-income ratio 56 37%
Collateral 14 9%
Other 13 9%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most FCB Banks applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Madison County 76059961 8.0%
St. Clair County 50137161 12.2%
Clinton County 24121212 5.0%
Monroe County 43303 7.0%
Bond County 17133 17.6%
Randolph County 16101 6.3%
Macoupin County 15111 6.7%
Washington County 1493 21.4%
Montgomery County 861 12.5%
Jersey County 740 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: 1,655 applications in 2025, of which 1,287 were originated and 151 denied.

9.1% of all applications, or 10.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans FCB Banks originated in Illinois in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are FCB Banks'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