First Technology Federal Credit Union · Illinois · 2025

First Technology Federal Credit Union in Illinois: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Technology Federal Credit Union took 12 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #654 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 58.3% of them and denied 25.0% (25.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

12Applicationsin IL
25.0%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.88%Median ratestate 6.75%
$110,000Median loanstate $185,000
$1.7MVolume6 counties

First Technology Federal Credit Union in Illinois vs the state

25.0%Denial rate+7.88 pts vs state
25.0%Decision denial rate+3.32 pts vs state
58.3%Origination rate-0.41 pts vs state
7.88%Median rate+1.13 pts vs state
0.54Rate spread (pts)+0.16 pts vs state
$188kMedian applicant income
7Loans originated
3Denied

What First Technology Federal Credit Union lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1 8% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 25% · 33.3% denied
Home improvement 3 25% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 5 42% · 40.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 12 100% · 25.0% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 67%
Collateral 1 33%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most First Technology Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 550 0.0%
DuPage County 320 0.0%
St. Clair County 101 100.0%
DeKalb County 100 0.0%
McLean County 101 100.0%
Monroe 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: 12 applications in 2025, of which 7 were originated and 3 denied.

25.0% of all applications, or 25.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans First Technology Federal Credit Union originated in Illinois in 2025 was 7.88%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are First Technology Federal Credit Union'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