Golden Empire Mortgage · Illinois · 2025

Golden Empire Mortgage in Illinois: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Golden Empire Mortgage took 19 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #602 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 52.6% of them and denied 5.3% (9.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

19Applicationsin IL
9.1%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.69%Median ratestate 6.75%
$235,000Median loanstate $185,000
$2.9MVolume7 counties

Golden Empire Mortgage in Illinois vs the state

5.3%Denial rate-11.86 pts vs state
9.1%Decision denial rate-12.59 pts vs state
52.6%Origination rate-6.11 pts vs state
6.69%Median rate-0.06 pts vs state
0.41Rate spread (pts)+0.03 pts vs state
$130kMedian applicant income
10Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2024730.0%7.13%#724
202519105.3%6.69%#602

What Golden Empire Mortgage lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 10 53% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 47% · 11.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 8 42% · 0.0% denied
FHA 9 47% · 11.1% denied
VA 2 11% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Collateral 1 100%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Golden Empire Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Madison County 631 16.7%
DuPage County 420 0.0%
St. Clair County 310 0.0%
Winnebago County 210 0.0%
Cook County 210 0.0%
Macoupin County 110 0.0%
Boone 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: 19 applications in 2025, of which 10 were originated and 1 denied.

5.3% of all applications, or 9.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Golden Empire Mortgage originated in Illinois in 2025 was 6.69%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Golden Empire Mortgage'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