Fifth Third Bank · Illinois · 2025

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

Fifth Third Bank took 8,628 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #7 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.7% of them and denied 32.1% (39.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

8.6kApplicationsin IL
39.3%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$105,000Median loanstate $185,000
$1.0BVolume79 counties

Fifth Third Bank in Illinois vs the state

32.1%Denial rate+15.02 pts vs state
39.3%Decision denial rate+17.64 pts vs state
47.7%Origination rate-11.09 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
0.55Rate spread (pts)+0.17 pts vs state
$110kMedian applicant income
4,111Loans originated
2,773Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234,7972,44229.8%8.00%#14
20245,9792,96630.1%8.24%#13
20258,6284,11132.1%7.50%#7

What Fifth Third Bank lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,703 20% · 12.6% denied
Refinance 2,023 23% · 22.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 273 3% · 21.3% denied
Home improvement 2,785 32% · 44.1% denied
Other / HELOC 1,844 21% · 44.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 8,494 98% · 32.3% denied
FHA 108 1% · 25.0% denied
VA 25 0% · 20.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Credit history 1,170 42%
Debt-to-income ratio 676 24%
Other 348 13%
Collateral 250 9%
Incomplete application 218 8%
Unverifiable information 80 3%
Employment history 30 1%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Fifth Third Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 4,0751,7261,452 35.6%
DuPage County 1,091599284 26.0%
Lake County 733345193 26.3%
Will County 646330204 31.6%
Kane County 618316200 32.4%
McHenry County 438225130 29.7%
Kendall County 23613974 31.4%
Winnebago County 915328 30.8%
Jefferson County 744820 27.0%
Williamson County 633518 28.6%

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%
The Huntington National BankD 8,22631.9%6.99%
BMO BankF 8,00732.7%8.33%
Loandepot.ComD 7,01917.7%6.88%
Broker SolutionsD 6,8868.3%6.88%

Frequently asked questions

Illinois: 8,628 applications in 2025, of which 4,111 were originated and 2,773 denied.

32.1% of all applications, or 39.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Fifth Third Bank originated in Illinois in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Fifth Third 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