Gershman Investment · Illinois · 2025

Gershman Investment in Illinois: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Gershman Investment took 358 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #171 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 54.5% of them and denied 19.0% (25.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

358Applicationsin IL
25.9%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$135,000Median loanstate $185,000
$33MVolume63 counties

Gershman Investment in Illinois vs the state

19.0%Denial rate+1.87 pts vs state
25.9%Decision denial rate+4.18 pts vs state
54.5%Origination rate-4.27 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.54Rate spread (pts)+0.16 pts vs state
$73kMedian applicant income
195Loans originated
68Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202336621417.2%7.00%#141
202436221717.7%6.88%#153
202535819519.0%6.63%#171

What Gershman Investment lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 320 89% · 19.7% denied
Refinance 24 7% · 12.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 14 4% · 14.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 126 35% · 4.8% denied
FHA 172 48% · 29.7% denied
VA 19 5% · 21.1% denied
USDA / RHS 41 11% · 17.1% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Credit history 34 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 20 29%
Incomplete application 6 9%
Insufficient cash 3 4%
Collateral 2 3%
Employment history 2 3%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Gershman Investment applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jackson County 38202 5.3%
Williamson County 30203 10.0%
Adams County 26184 15.4%
Christian County 24135 20.8%
St. Clair County 2393 13.0%
Franklin County 21131 4.8%
Madison County 19152 10.5%
Macon County 1475 35.7%
Rock Island County 943 33.3%
Effingham County 943 33.3%

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: 358 applications in 2025, of which 195 were originated and 68 denied.

19.0% of all applications, or 25.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

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

About this data. Figures are Gershman Investment'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