Firsttrust Home Loans · Illinois · 2025

Firsttrust Home Loans in Illinois: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Firsttrust Home Loans took 280 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #199 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 86.8% of them and denied 1.4% (1.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

280Applicationsin IL
1.6%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$135,000Median loanstate $185,000
$34MVolume19 counties

Firsttrust Home Loans in Illinois vs the state

1.4%Denial rate-15.69 pts vs state
1.6%Decision denial rate-20.06 pts vs state
86.8%Origination rate+28.05 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.46Rate spread (pts)+0.07 pts vs state
$65kMedian applicant income
243Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231451111.4%7.00%#273
2024218142.3%6.69%#217
20252802431.4%6.50%#199

What Firsttrust Home Loans lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 268 96% · 1.1% denied
Refinance 11 4% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 0% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 106 38% · 0.0% denied
FHA 96 34% · 4.2% denied
VA 15 5% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 63 23% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 50%
Credit history 1 25%
Employment history 1 25%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Firsttrust Home Loans applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Franklin County 101901 1.0%
Williamson County 68582 2.9%
Union County 22200 0.0%
Jackson County 20170 0.0%
Jefferson County 13110 0.0%
Johnson County 13100 0.0%
Marion County 861 12.5%
Perry County 770 0.0%
Massac County 770 0.0%
St. Clair County 630 0.0%

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: 280 applications in 2025, of which 243 were originated and 4 denied.

1.4% of all applications, or 1.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Firsttrust Home Loans originated in Illinois in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Firsttrust Home Loans'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