GCS Credit Union · Illinois · 2025

GCS Credit Union in Illinois: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

GCS Credit Union took 242 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #222 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.6% of them and denied 4.1% (5.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

242Applicationsin IL
5.1%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
Median ratestate 6.75%
$65,000Median loanstate $185,000
$20MVolume9 counties

GCS Credit Union in Illinois vs the state

4.1%Denial rate-12.99 pts vs state
5.1%Decision denial rate-16.58 pts vs state
75.6%Origination rate+16.88 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$93kMedian applicant income
183Loans originated
10Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232141388.9%4.25%#208
20241971418.6%#226
20252421834.1%#222

What GCS Credit Union lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 69 29% · 1.5% denied
Refinance 18 7% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 146 60% · 4.8% denied
Home improvement 9 4% · 22.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 242 100% · 4.1% denied

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most GCS Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Madison County 1821387 3.8%
St. Clair County 39293 7.7%
Macoupin County 850 0.0%
Jersey County 540 0.0%
Montgomery County 320 0.0%
Randolph County 220 0.0%
Clinton County 110 0.0%
Washington County 110 0.0%
Greene County 110 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: 242 applications in 2025, of which 183 were originated and 10 denied.

4.1% of all applications, or 5.1% 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 GCS 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