Great Southern Bank · Illinois · 2025

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

Great Southern Bank took 20 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #594 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 70.0% of them and denied 10.0% (12.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

20Applicationsin IL
12.5%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.75%
$125,000Median loanstate $185,000
$4.0MVolume11 counties

Great Southern Bank in Illinois vs the state

10.0%Denial rate-7.12 pts vs state
12.5%Decision denial rate-9.18 pts vs state
70.0%Origination rate+11.26 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.65Rate spread (pts)+0.27 pts vs state
$155kMedian applicant income
14Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202314928.6%6.75%#627
20241298.3%6.38%#646
2025201410.0%7.00%#594

What Great Southern Bank lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 7 35% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 5 25% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 10% · 50.0% denied
Home improvement 2 10% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 4 20% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 19 95% · 5.3% denied
VA 1 5% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 50%
Other 1 50%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Great Southern Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
St. Clair County 541 20.0%
Rock Island County 321 33.3%
Henry County 210 0.0%
Cook County 210 0.0%
Madison County 220 0.0%
Bond County 110 0.0%
DuPage County 110 0.0%
Ogle County 100 0.0%
Mercer County 100 0.0%
Will 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: 20 applications in 2025, of which 14 were originated and 2 denied.

10.0% of all applications, or 12.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Great Southern Bank originated in Illinois in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Great Southern 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