Horizon Bank · Illinois · 2025

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

Horizon Bank took 25 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #564 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.0% of them and denied 12.0% (13.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

25Applicationsin IL
13.0%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.75%
$205,000Median loanstate $185,000
$3.7MVolume8 counties

Horizon Bank in Illinois vs the state

12.0%Denial rate-5.12 pts vs state
13.0%Decision denial rate-8.64 pts vs state
72.0%Origination rate+13.26 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.75 pts vs state
-1.13Rate spread (pts)-1.51 pts vs state
$194kMedian applicant income
18Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023181122.2%7.13%#599
2024341932.4%7.00%#506
2025251812.0%6.00%#564

What Horizon Bank lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 8 32% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 4 16% · 25.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 12% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 6 24% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 4 16% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 24 96% · 12.5% denied
VA 1 4% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Collateral 2 67%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 33%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Horizon Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 1282 16.7%
DuPage County 430 0.0%
Will County 330 0.0%
Jackson County 210 0.0%
Williamson County 110 0.0%
Perry County 110 0.0%
Vermilion County 101 100.0%
DeKalb 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: 25 applications in 2025, of which 18 were originated and 3 denied.

12.0% of all applications, or 13.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Horizon Bank originated in Illinois in 2025 was 6.00%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Horizon 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