First Bankers Trust Company · Illinois · 2025

First Bankers Trust Company in Illinois: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Bankers Trust Company took 143 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #301 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 79.7% of them and denied 10.5% (10.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

143Applicationsin IL
10.5%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.75%
$105,000Median loanstate $185,000
$19MVolume14 counties

First Bankers Trust Company in Illinois vs the state

10.5%Denial rate-6.63 pts vs state
10.5%Decision denial rate-11.19 pts vs state
79.7%Origination rate+20.98 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.25Rate spread (pts)-0.13 pts vs state
$70kMedian applicant income
114Loans originated
15Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232281944.4%7.00%#203
20241511248.6%6.75%#272
202514311410.5%6.75%#301

What First Bankers Trust Company lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 105 73% · 9.5% denied
Refinance 7 5% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 14 10% · 35.7% denied
Home improvement 14 10% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 137 96% · 7.3% denied
USDA / RHS 6 4% · 83.3% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Credit history 8 53%
Collateral 4 27%
Other 2 13%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 7%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most First Bankers Trust Company applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Adams County 93773 3.2%
Hancock County 17107 41.2%
McDonough County 1073 30.0%
Sangamon County 990 0.0%
Schuyler County 540 0.0%
Ford County 110 0.0%
Madison County 110 0.0%
Warren County 101 100.0%
Fulton County 110 0.0%
Pike County 101 100.0%

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: 143 applications in 2025, of which 114 were originated and 15 denied.

10.5% 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 First Bankers Trust Company originated in Illinois in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are First Bankers Trust Company'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