Mortgage lender · Crystal Lake, IL · LEI 549300AUFLERO59VGC71

Home State Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Home State Bank earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 5.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 72nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.27 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 51st percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

635Applications2025
87.6%Originatedof applications
5.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$149MLoan volume13 states

Home State Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

5.0%Denial rate (all applications)-12.94 pts vs national
5.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-17.37 pts vs national
87.6%Origination rate+29.53 pts vs national
3.5%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.27Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.01 pts vs national
$245,000Median loan amount
$4,759Median total loan costs
$90kMedian applicant income
90%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

72nd5.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

51st0.27 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

84th3.5%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

49th1.94% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20234703885.3%5.8%6.50%$98M
20246185345.5%5.7%6.88%$138M
20256355565.0%5.2%6.50%$149M

What Home State Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 519 82% · 3.9% denied
Refinance 90 14% · 8.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 19 3% · 15.8% denied
Home improvement 2 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 5 1% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 567 89% · 4.2% denied
FHA 68 11% · 11.8% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 74 investment properties.

Why Home State Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 32 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 11 34%
Other 11 34%
Credit history 4 13%
Collateral 3 9%
Employment history 1 3%
Unverifiable information 1 3%
Incomplete application 1 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Home State Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k403212.8%
$50k – $100k2792494.8%
$100k – $150k1371194.7%
$150k – $250k80723.8%
Over $250k47422.2%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2569617.6%
25–341841653.4%
35–441531318.7%
45–5486701.2%
55–6459555.2%
65–7428260.0%

Where Home State Bank lends

13 states and 59 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Wisconsin3563145.3%6.43%#103
Illinois2532194.7%6.63%#219
Florida10710.0%6.24%#921

Frequently asked questions

Home State Bank denied 5.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 72nd percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Home State Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 34.4% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Home State Bank originated in 2025 was 6.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.27 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 82% of its applications were for home purchases, 17% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 1% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 89% conventional, 11% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Home State Bank. Data sources · Methodology