Flagstar Bank · Illinois · 2025

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

Flagstar Bank took 327 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #180 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 43.7% of them and denied 37.0% (44.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

327Applicationsin IL
44.8%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$195,000Median loanstate $185,000
$48MVolume43 counties

Flagstar Bank in Illinois vs the state

37.0%Denial rate+19.88 pts vs state
44.8%Decision denial rate+23.13 pts vs state
43.7%Origination rate-15.01 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.29Rate spread (pts)-0.10 pts vs state
$104kMedian applicant income
143Loans originated
121Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,51288423.1%7.13%#48
20241,44884925.4%6.99%#54
202532714337.0%6.63%#180

What Flagstar Bank lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 165 50% · 33.9% denied
Refinance 37 11% · 35.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 107 33% · 37.4% denied
Home improvement 5 2% · 80.0% denied
Other / HELOC 13 4% · 61.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 257 79% · 31.9% denied
FHA 52 16% · 55.8% denied
VA 13 4% · 38.5% denied
USDA / RHS 5 2% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Incomplete application 50 41%
Debt-to-income ratio 34 28%
Credit history 16 13%
Other 9 7%
Collateral 9 7%
Unverifiable information 1 1%
Employment history 1 1%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Flagstar Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 1537256 36.6%
DuPage County 331314 42.4%
Will County 30159 30.0%
Lake County 21126 28.6%
Kane County 926 66.7%
Madison County 824 50.0%
McHenry County 831 12.5%
St. Clair County 742 28.6%
Williamson County 733 42.9%
DeKalb County 312 66.7%

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: 327 applications in 2025, of which 143 were originated and 121 denied.

37.0% of all applications, or 44.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Flagstar Bank originated in Illinois in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Flagstar 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