GMFS · Illinois · 2025

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

GMFS took 130 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #312 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 27.7% of them and denied 1.5% (2.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

130Applicationsin IL
2.4%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$345,000Median loanstate $185,000
$12MVolume14 counties

GMFS in Illinois vs the state

1.5%Denial rate-15.58 pts vs state
2.4%Decision denial rate-19.33 pts vs state
27.7%Origination rate-31.05 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.15Rate spread (pts)-0.24 pts vs state
$125kMedian applicant income
36Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023123955.7%7.25%#296
20243722821.6%6.88%#151
2025130361.5%6.63%#312

What GMFS lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 97 75% · 1.0% denied
Refinance 27 21% · 3.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 5% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 116 89% · 0.9% denied
FHA 14 11% · 7.1% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 100%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most GMFS applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 6441 1.6%
DuPage County 24120 0.0%
Lake County 1131 9.1%
Kane County 840 0.0%
Will County 750 0.0%
McHenry County 420 0.0%
St. Clair County 210 0.0%
Boone County 200 0.0%
DeKalb County 220 0.0%
Kendall County 210 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: 130 applications in 2025, of which 36 were originated and 2 denied.

1.5% of all applications, or 2.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

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

About this data. Figures are GMFS'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