First Financial Bank · Illinois · 2025

First Financial Bank in Illinois: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Financial Bank took 467 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #137 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 59.7% of them and denied 30.8% (32.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

467Applicationsin IL
32.5%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.75%
$55,000Median loanstate $185,000
$26MVolume37 counties

First Financial Bank in Illinois vs the state

30.8%Denial rate+13.72 pts vs state
32.5%Decision denial rate+10.83 pts vs state
59.7%Origination rate+1.00 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.22Rate spread (pts)-0.16 pts vs state
$75kMedian applicant income
279Loans originated
144Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202336323025.3%7.50%#142
202437923226.9%7.50%#149
202546727930.8%6.75%#137

What First Financial Bank lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 120 26% · 19.2% denied
Refinance 101 22% · 20.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 24 5% · 29.2% denied
Home improvement 149 32% · 38.3% denied
Other / HELOC 73 16% · 49.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 451 97% · 30.2% denied
FHA 11 2% · 45.5% denied
VA 1 0% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 4 1% · 75.0% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Credit history 50 35%
Debt-to-income ratio 38 26%
Collateral 31 22%
Other 12 8%
Unverifiable information 11 8%
Insufficient cash 2 1%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most First Financial Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Vermilion County 805716 20.0%
Crawford County 523215 28.8%
Champaign County 482914 29.2%
Clark County 372013 35.1%
Coles County 321812 37.5%
Jasper County 29199 31.0%
Lawrence County 24147 29.2%
Richland County 2198 38.1%
Marion County 18126 33.3%
Livingston County 1667 43.8%

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: 467 applications in 2025, of which 279 were originated and 144 denied.

30.8% of all applications, or 32.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans First Financial Bank originated in Illinois in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are First Financial 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