First State Bank of Forrest · Illinois · 2025

First State Bank of Forrest in Illinois: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First State Bank of Forrest took 299 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #189 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 86.6% of them and denied 6.0% (6.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

299Applicationsin IL
6.3%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
Median ratestate 6.75%
$95,000Median loanstate $185,000
$35MVolume22 counties

First State Bank of Forrest in Illinois vs the state

6.0%Denial rate-11.10 pts vs state
6.3%Decision denial rate-15.43 pts vs state
86.6%Origination rate+27.88 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$85kMedian applicant income
259Loans originated
18Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232592337.0%#180
20242552207.1%#197
20252992596.0%#189

What First State Bank of Forrest lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 156 52% · 9.0% denied
Refinance 32 11% · 3.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 55 18% · 1.8% denied
Home improvement 38 13% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 18 6% · 11.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 299 100% · 6.0% denied

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most First State Bank of Forrest applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Livingston County 113948 7.1%
Champaign County 35332 5.7%
Peoria County 35331 2.9%
McLean County 26241 3.8%
Ford County 16142 12.5%
Iroquois County 1392 15.4%
Piatt County 13120 0.0%
Tazewell County 11100 0.0%
De Witt County 880 0.0%
Woodford County 641 16.7%

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: 299 applications in 2025, of which 259 were originated and 18 denied.

6.0% of all applications, or 6.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are First State Bank of Forrest'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